The No. 2 seed Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (18-11, 12-6 NEC) are favored by 5.5 points in their NEC Tournament matchup against the No. 7 seed Wagner Seahawks (13-16, 8-10 NEC) on Wednesday at William H. Detrick Gymnasium, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on NEC Front Row. The winner will move one step closer to earning an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has an over/under of 139.5.

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Cent. Conn. St. vs. Wagner betting lines

• Cent. Conn. St. moneyline odds to win: -233
• Wagner moneyline odds to win: +186
• Spread: Cent. Conn. St. (-5.5)
• Total: 139.5

Cent. Conn. St. statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread, Cent. Conn. St. has performed worse when playing at home, covering three times in 11 home games, and 11 times in 16 road games.
• The Blue Devils have gone over the total more consistently at home, hitting the over in eight of 11 home matchups (72.7%). In road games, they have hit the over in seven of 16 games (43.8%).
• Cent. Conn. St. has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 8-2 (.800). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 5-2 (.714).

Recent trends

• The Blue Devils have been racking up 70.5 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 74.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
• Cent. Conn. St. has been slightly better on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 69.1 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 70.9 it has surrendered per game this year.
• The Blue Devils’ last 10 contests have seen them make 6.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 33.5% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are down compared to their 2025-26 averages of 7.3 makes and 36.9%.

Cent. Conn. St. betting records this season

• ATS Record: 14-13-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 11-5-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 7-9-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
• O-U-P: 15-12-0 (Home: 8-3-0; Away: 7-9-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 5-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-6)

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Wagner statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Wagner has been better against the spread away (10-6-0) than at home (5-5-0) this year.
• Looking at the over/under, Seahawks games have finished over five of 10 times at home (50%), and 10 of 16 away (62.5%).
• This season the Seahawks are 2-2 at home when moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they are 3-11 (.214).

Recent trends

• The Seahawks have performed worse offensively in their past 10 games, compiling 70.4 points per contest, 1.5 fewer points their than season average of 71.9.
• Wagner has played better defensively over its previous 10 games, surrendering 70.0 points per contest, 2.3 fewer points than its season average of 72.3 allowed.
• Over their past 10 games, the Seahawks are sinking 7.5 three-pointers per game, 0.1 fewer threes than their season average (7.6). They sport a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (36.4%) compared to their season average (35.5%).

Wagner betting records this season

• ATS Record: 15-11-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 10-6-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 10-8-0)
• O-U-P: 15-11-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 10-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-13 (Home: 2-2; Away: 3-11)