Stony Brook vs William & Mary Basketball Predictions & Best Bets

Stony Brook is on the road playing William & Mary at the Kaplan Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/26/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. William & Mary -5 was the opening favorite and current line is William & Mary -4.5.

In Wednesday night's game against the William & Mary Tribe (8-13, 3-5 CAA), the Stony Brook Seawolves will try to snap their seven-game losing streak on the road. In their last game, the Seawolves lost 62-51 to UNC Wilmington as six-point underdogs. After losing to North Carolina A&T by 1.5 points, the Tribe is coming off a 90-86 loss to them.

A three-game losing streak threatens to end for the Seawolves

With three straight losses, the Seawolves aren't playing well at the moment. Their streak will be snapped if they defeat the Tribe, which will be their second win in five games. The Stony Brook Hawks average 68.7 points per game. Their last game resulted in 51 points, with 38.8 percent of their field goals and 22.7 percent of their three-pointers coming from the three-point line. In addition to his 11 points, Toby Onyekonwu also had five assists for the Seawolves. Frankie Policelli and Tyler Stephenson-Moore each finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. The Saints have played well defensively, giving up 68.3 points per game. The team gave up 62 points in Tier's last game, and it will need a similar effort this time around.

A third win in six games is on the line for the Tribe

Their two-game winning streak was followed by two losses. Defeating the Seawolves will give them their third win in their last six games, breaking their losing streak. The average number of points scored by William & Mary per game is 67.5. Their last game resulted in 86 points, with 45.2 percent of field goals made and 29 percent of three-pointers made. The tribe was led by Noah Collier, who had 22 points and 16 rebounds. In addition to 21 points and five rebounds, Gabe Dorsey added 13 points and five rebounds. 69.6 points per game are given up by William & Mary on defense. To win, they'll need a significantly better performance than they gave up in their last game.

The Seawolves have lost four of their last five games and eight of their last ten road games. In the road games, they are scoring fewer than 60 points per game, especially offensively. The Tribe rebound the ball better than them and won't have many chances to score extra points against them. The Tribe will also have easy scoring opportunities due to their carelessness with the ball. Stony Brook's offense is expected to be held in check by the Tribe, who have played well defensively, especially at home. Recent games have also been difficult for the Tribe, but they've won seven of their last 11 at home.

Stony Brook Highlights

With a power ranking of 256, Stony Brook is ranked #343 in offense (scoring an average of 63.47 per game), #156 in defense (allowing an average of 68.32 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-13 (10-8 ATS) this season.

William & Mary Highlights

William & Mary Tribe has a power ranking of 341 and are #288 for offense (scoring an average of 67.55 per game), #199 for defense (giving up an average of 68.32 points per game) and 8-13 (7-11-1 ATS) overall. Stony Brook went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against William & Mary.

Curated Picks & Predictions

• From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be STONY 72.125, w&m 63.125.
• The SportsJaw community predicts Stony Brook Seawolves to cover (51%)
• OddsShark predicts Stony Brook will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.
• 66% picked William & Mary Tribe on Covers.com
• Our ScoreCaster predicts Seawolves 68 to Tribe 69.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Seawolves 68 to Tribe 69.

Written by SportsJaw Staff
Categorized as NCAAB Predictions