Cent. Conn. St. vs. Wagner betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 29

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A pair of sliding teams square off when the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (10-9, 4-4 NEC) visit the Wagner Seahawks (6-12, 1-6 NEC) on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Blue Devils are 2.5-point favorites as they look to stop a three-game losing streak against the Seahawks, losers of six straight. The point total is set at 136.5 in the matchup.

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Cent. Conn. St. Cover -2.5 vs Wagner -110

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Cent. Conn. St. vs. Wagner betting lines

  • Cent. Conn. St. moneyline odds to win: -150
  • Wagner moneyline odds to win: +126
  • Spread: Cent. Conn. St. (-2.5)
  • Total: 136.5

Cent. Conn. St. statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Cent. Conn. St. has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered one time in five games at home, and it has covered eight times in 12 games on the road.
  • When playing at home, the Blue Devils exceed the total 80% of the time (four of five games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of away games (six of 12 contests).
  • Cent. Conn. St. has fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home, sporting a home record of 3-2, compared to going 2-1 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Blue Devils have seen a decrease in scoring recently, putting up 73.3 points per game in their last 10 contests, 3.0 points fewer than the 76.3 they’ve scored this season.
  • Cent. Conn. St. has been less stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, giving up 73.0 points per game during its past 10 contests compared to the 71.9 points per game its opponents average on the 2025-26 season.
  • While the Blue Devils are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (7.6 per game) compared to their season-long average (7.7), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (39.4% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 38.6% on the season).

Cent. Conn. St. betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-8-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 8-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-7-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 6-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 3-2; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (54th in nation) 43.3 (153rd) 32.3 (195th) 30.9 (176th) 14.6 (144th) 9.8 (49th)

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Wagner statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Wagner has a lower winning percentage at home (.250, 1-3-0 record) than on the road (.636, 7-4-0).
  • Seahawks games have finished above the over/under 50% of the time at home (two of four), and 63.6% of the time on the road (seven of 11).

Recent trends

  • While the Seahawks are averaging 73.6 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that over their past 10 games, tallying 72.6 points per contest.
  • In its previous 10 games, Wagner is giving up 71.3 points per contest, 2.9 fewer points than its season average (74.2).
  • Over their past 10 games, the Seahawks are sinking 7.2 threes per contest, 0.5 fewer threes than their season average (7.7). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (35.0%) compared to their season average (35.9%).

Wagner betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-3 (Home: 1-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (158th in nation) 42.4 (96th) 34.7 (77th) 30.4 (137th) 13.8 (204th) 13.2 (331st)
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