The St. Francis (N.Y.) Terriers attempt to continue their home dominance when they host the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in a Northeast Conference contest on Thursday afternoon. St. Francis (6-7, 0-1 NEC) has won five of its six home games this season and forced five of its opponents to shoot below their season average. Fairleigh Dickinson (8-8, 1-0) is averaging 77.9 points this campaign and has scored at least 82 on six occasions. The Terriers were routed 74-52 by Central Connecticut on Saturday while the Knights cruised past Centenary 99-50 in their last contest.
Tip-off at the Activity Resource Center at Pratt Institute is set for 1 p.m. ET. The Terriers are 2-point favorites in the latest St. Francis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 143. Before making any Fairleigh Dickinson vs. St. Francis picks of your own, you need to see what SportsLine college basketball expert Matt Severance has to say.
Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. Over the past two college basketball seasons, he is 391-286, returning $2,714. Severance has been on a roll thus far during the 2022-23 college basketball season, going 77-59-1 in his last 137 picks. Anyone following him is way up.
Now, he has set his sights on St. Francis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson and just locked in his picks and college basketball predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines and trends for Fairleigh Dickinson vs. St. Francis:
- St. Francis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson spread: Terriers -2
- St. Francis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson over/under: 143 points
- STF: The Terriers are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games
- FDU: The Knights are 1-5 ATS in their last six contests following a straight-up win
- St. Francis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson picks: See picks here
Why St. Francis can cover
The Terriers have dominated the Knights of late, winning each of their last five meetings. St. Francis scored 79 or more points in each of those victories while limiting FDU to an average of 73.4. The Terriers swept the season series in 2021-22, posting an 80-78 triumph on the road and winning 81-64 at home.
Rob Higgins excelled against the Knights last season, producing a total of 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting in the two contests. The senior guard leads the Terriers in scoring this campaign with an average of 11.4 points and has reached double figures in each of his last eight games. Also a senior guard, Tedrick Wilcox Jr. ended a string of six consecutive outings with fewer than 10 points on Saturday as he scored a team-high 12 versus the Blue Devils while grabbing a season-high six rebounds.
Why Fairleigh Dickinson can cover
The Knights are averaging nearly 78 points per game (77.9) and have eclipsed 80 on six occasions this season. The team drilled 14 3-pointers in Saturday's victory, with four players making at least three shots from beyond the arc. Sophomore forward Ansley Almonor led FDU with 19 points while freshman guard Trevon Blassingame, who is averaging 2.8 points, came off the bench to grab five rebounds and hit four 3-pointers en route to 14 points.
Demetre Roberts scored 13 points and dished out a team-high six assists for the Knights. The senior guard leads FDU with a 16-point average and also tops the club in assists with 3.9 per contest. Junior guard Sebastien Lamaute is averaging just 4.2 rebounds this season but had his best performance of 2022-23 on Saturday as he reached double digits for just the second time in his career with 10.
How to make St. Francis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson picks
Severance is leaning Under on the point total. He also has found a critical X-factor he believes makes one side of the spread a must-back. You can only see his picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Fairleigh Dickinson vs. St. Francis? And which side of the spread should you be all over on Thursday? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the St. Francis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson spread you need to jump on, all from the expert who has crushed his college basketball picks, and find out.
