Cent. Conn. St. vs. Quinnipiac betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (7-4) are just 2.5-point favorites as they try to build on a three-game home win streak when they host the Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-6) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at William H. Detrick Gymnasium. The contest airs at 1:00 PM ET on NEC Front Row. The matchup’s point total is set at 138.5.

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Cent. Conn. St. Cover -2.5 vs Quinnipiac -109

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Cent. Conn. St. vs. Quinnipiac betting lines

  • Cent. Conn. St. moneyline odds to win: -141
  • Quinnipiac moneyline odds to win: +118
  • Spread: Cent. Conn. St. (-2.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Cent. Conn. St. statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Cent. Conn. St. performed worse at home, covering four times in 13 home games, and 11 times in 16 road games.
  • In terms of over/unders, the Blue Devils hit the over more often in home games last season, as they eclipsed the total eight times in 13 opportunities (61.5%). In road games, they hit the over six times in 16 opportunities (37.5%).
  • Cent. Conn. St. won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 9-3 (.750). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 5-1 (.833).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Blue Devils were the 218th-ranked squad in the nation (72.2 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 31st (66.5 points allowed per game).
  • Cent. Conn. St. was 121st in the country in rebounds per game (33.1) and 129th in rebounds allowed (30.7) last season.
  • Last season the Blue Devils were ranked 104th in the country in assists with 14.3 per game.

Cent. Conn. St. betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-3-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 5-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (136th in nation) 43.3 (189th) 31.3 (267th) 30.9 (178th) 14.3 (168th) 10.1 (62nd)

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Quinnipiac statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Quinnipiac has been better against the spread at home (1-2-0) than away (2-5-0) this season.
  • Bobcats games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (one time out of three) than on the road (three of seven) this year.

Last season stats

  • Last year the Bobcats averaged 77.4 points per game (74th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 71.2 points per contest (153rd-ranked).
  • Quinnipiac averaged 34.7 rebounds per game (59th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 31.3 rebounds per contest (170th-ranked).
  • The Bobcats ranked 114th in the country with 14.0 dimes per game.

Quinnipiac betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 0-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 0-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.9 (331st in nation) 42.4 (152nd) 34.5 (106th) 34.5 (317th) 11.5 (326th) 11.8 (200th)
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