Siena vs. Sacred Heart betting: College basketball preview for January 16

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The Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-10, 2-3 MAAC) are just 1-point underdogs as they try to end a three-game road slide when they square off against the Siena Saints (7-9, 2-3 MAAC) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at MVP Arena. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 143.5.

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Siena Cover -1 vs Sacred Heart -105

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Siena vs. Sacred Heart betting lines

  • Siena moneyline odds to win: -115
  • Sacred Heart moneyline odds to win: -105
  • Spread: Siena (-1)
  • Total: 143.5

Siena statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Siena sports a worse record against the spread (3-3-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (5-2-0).
  • The Saints have gone over the total more consistently at home, hitting the over in five of six home matchups (83.3%). In road games, they have hit the over in three of seven games (42.9%).
  • Siena has played worse as a moneyline favorite at home, putting up a home record of 1-2, compared to going 1-0 in away games.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Saints have picked up their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 69.9 points per contest over that span compared to the 69.3 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Siena’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (71.6) is 1.0 fewer point per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.6).
  • Over their last 10 contests, the Saints are making 0.3 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.9 compared to 7.6 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (32.9% compared to 33.2% season-long).

Siena betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-7-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-7 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.6 (325th in nation) 46.0 (307th) 28.8 (339th) 30.7 (159th) 11.3 (335th) 12.5 (273rd)

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Sacred Heart statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Sacred Heart has been better against the spread at home (4-2-0) than on the road (3-5-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Pioneers games have finished over less often at home (two of six, 33.3%) than on the road (five of eight, 62.5%).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Pioneers have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than on the road (1-7).

Recent trends

  • The Pioneers have played better offensively in their previous 10 games, scoring 77.3 points per contest, 2.3 more than their season average of 75.0.
  • Over its last 10 games, Sacred Heart is allowing 71.0 points per game, 3.9 fewer points than its season average (74.9).
  • The Pioneers are sinking 9.7 threes per contest with a 36.2% three-point percentage in their previous 10 games, compared to their season averages of 9.3 and 36.8%.

Sacred Heart betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (217th in nation) 44.6 (252nd) 33.1 (152nd) 30.8 (163rd) 15.3 (99th) 12.0 (239th)
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