Cent. Conn. St. vs. Chicago State betting: College basketball preview for February 20

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The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (19-6, 10-2 NEC) will attempt to extend an eight-game win streak when they visit the Chicago State Cougars (4-23, 4-8 NEC) on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Jones Convocation Center as heavy, 11.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on NEC Front Row. The matchup has an over/under set at 137.5 points.

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Cent. Conn. St. vs. Chicago State betting lines

  • Cent. Conn. St. moneyline odds to win: -806
  • Chicago State moneyline odds to win: +547
  • Spread: Cent. Conn. St. (-11.5)
  • Total: 137.5

Cent. Conn. St. statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Cent. Conn. St. owns a worse record against the spread (8-3-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (11-2-0).
  • The Blue Devils have hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (63.6%) than road games (30.8%).
  • Cent. Conn. St. has played worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, putting up a home record of 6-2, compared to going 8-1 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Blue Devils’ offense has been better over their last 10 games, racking up 73.1 points per contest compared to the 72.8 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Cent. Conn. St.’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (61.9) is 1.6 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (63.5).
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Blue Devils are making 0.7 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.1 compared to 6.8 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (33.3% compared to 33.7% season-long).

Cent. Conn. St. betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 19-6-0 (Home: 8-3-0; Away: 11-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 14-5-0; As Underdog: 5-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-13-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 4-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-3 (Home: 6-2; Away: 8-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (34th in nation) 41.6 (66th) 32.8 (137th) 28.6 (40th) 14.8 (105th) 10.2 (73rd)

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Chicago State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Chicago State has been better against the spread away (8-9-0) than at home (3-5-0) this year.
  • Cougars games have finished above the over/under 62.5% of the time at home (five of eight), and 47.1% of the time on the road (eight of 17).
  • This year the Cougars are 3-5 at home as moneyline underdogs (.375 winning percentage). Away they are 1-16 (.059).

Recent trends

  • The Cougars are scoring 67.6 points per contest over their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 62.1.
  • Chicago State is allowing 75.1 points per game in its previous 10 games, which is 4.0 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (79.1).
  • The Cougars are sinking 7.2 treys per game with a 29.8% three-point percentage over their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 7.0 and 29.2%.

Chicago State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-15-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 8-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 6-8-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 12-15-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-13-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 8-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-23 (Home: 3-5; Away: 1-16)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
37.6 (364th in nation) 47.3 (336th) 28.3 (338th) 37.9 (364th) 10.4 (355th) 12.6 (297th)
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