Halftime Report
FDU and St. Francis have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 27-26, FDU has looked like the better team, but there’s still one more half to play. This contest is far closer than the pair’s previous matchup, which was decided by 19 points.
If FDU keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 7-11 in no time. On the other hand, St. Francis will have to make due with a 6-12 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
St. Francis Red Flash @ FDU Knights
Current Records: St. Francis 6-11, FDU 6-11
How To Watch
What to Know
After six games on the road, FDU is heading back home. They and the St. Francis Red Flash will face off in a Northeast battle at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Bogota Savings Bank Center. The Knights have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they’ve increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Friday, FDU needed a bit of extra time to put away Le Moyne. They came out on top against the Dolphins by a score of 91-86. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, St. Francis finally caught a break after three consecutive losses. They walked away with a 73-59 win over Mercyhurst on Friday.
FDU’s victory bumped their record up to 6-11. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-11.
Keep an eye on the arc in Sunday’s game: FDU has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9 threes per game. However, it’s not like St. Francis struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Looking ahead, FDU is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 4.5 points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’ve covered the spread the last six times they’ve played.
Odds
FDU is a 4.5-point favorite against St. Francis, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Knights as a 3.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 150.5 points.
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Series History
FDU has won 6 out of their last 10 games against St. Francis.
- Feb 17, 2024 – FDU 93 vs. St. Francis 74
- Jan 15, 2024 – FDU 81 vs. St. Francis 71
- Mar 04, 2023 – FDU 70 vs. St. Francis 50
- Feb 23, 2023 – St. Francis 82 vs. FDU 72
- Jan 26, 2023 – FDU 87 vs. St. Francis 82
- Feb 10, 2022 – St. Francis 78 vs. FDU 65
- Dec 31, 2021 – FDU 70 vs. St. Francis 62
- Jan 27, 2021 – St. Francis 90 vs. FDU 82
- Jan 26, 2021 – FDU 94 vs. St. Francis 92
- Jan 15, 2020 – St. Francis 100 vs. FDU 85
