Hofstra vs. Monmouth betting: College basketball preview for February 20

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The Hofstra Pride (12-15, 4-10 CAA) will try to break a five-game win streak when they host the Monmouth Hawks (9-18, 7-7 CAA) on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex as 7.5-point favorites. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network. The point total is set at 134.5 for the matchup.

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Hofstra vs. Monmouth betting lines

  • Hofstra moneyline odds to win: -312
  • Monmouth moneyline odds to win: +250
  • Spread: Hofstra (-7.5)
  • Total: 134.5

Hofstra statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Hofstra has performed worse at home, covering three times in nine home games, and five times in 12 road games.
  • In home games, the Pride exceed the total 55.6% of the time (five of nine games). They’ve hit the over in 41.7% of games on the road (five of 12 contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Hofstra has won three of eight games at home, good for a .375 winning percentage. It has won zero of three games on the road (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Pride have been scoring 65.3 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 66.6 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Hofstra’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (68.5) is 2.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (65.9).
  • The Pride are trending down from deep during their last 10 outings, making 7.3 threes per game and shooting 31.7% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.0 makes and 33.1% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Hofstra betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-13-1 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 5-6-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 0-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-9-0; As Underdog: 7-4-1)
  • O-U-P: 10-15-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-9 (Home: 3-5; Away: 0-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 4-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (298th in nation) 38.7 (10th) 31.9 (187th) 32.8 (284th) 13.4 (205th) 10.6 (113th)

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Monmouth statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Monmouth has been better at home (6-2-0) than on the road (9-7-0).
  • Hawks games have finished above the over/under more often at home (five times out of eight) than away (five of 16) this year.
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Hawks have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 2-2 record) than on the road (.083, 1-11).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Hawks are putting up 73.8 points per game, 3.7 more than their season average (70.1).
  • Monmouth is allowing 77.0 points per game in its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 76.5 points allowed.
  • The Hawks are draining 5.7 treys per game in their past 10 games, which is 1.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.8). In addition, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (31.0%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (34.4%).

Monmouth betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-12-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 9-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 6-1-0; As Underdog: 9-11-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-16-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 5-11-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 4-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-16 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.8 (346th in nation) 44.0 (193rd) 31.2 (240th) 34.5 (339th) 11.3 (335th) 10.9 (139th)
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