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Northeastern vs Delaware Prediction, Odds and Best Bets

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Northeastern is on the road playing Delaware at the Bob Carpenter Center Acierno Arena stadium on Saturday, 1/28/2023 @ 12:00pm EST. Delaware -6.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Delaware -7.

On Saturday afternoon, the Northeastern Huskies will take on the Delaware Blue Hens (11-11, 10-10-1 ATS) in a CAA matchup at the Bob Carpenter Center. These two teams are coming off two consecutive losses, so they need to improve.

A tad of bark is worth a long way

Despite struggling offensively last time out, the Northeastern Huskies scored 63 points on 22-of-57 (38.5%) shooting from the floor and 5-of-23 (21.7%) from beyond the arc. In spite of that, they passed the ball well, as they made 22 field goals and had 10 assists. Coleman Stucke played 37 minutes and finished with 19 points, three rebounds, and one assist. As a result of allowing 46 points to the Tigers in the second half, their defense struggled a bit. From deep, Towson shot 39.3 percent from the floor and 41.2 percent from three-point range. Over the course of the game, Northeastern forced only five turnovers, recorded two steals, and blocked four shots.  

Getting ready to attack the blue hens

Last time out, the Delaware Blue Hens struggled against the Hampton Pirates. On offense, they shot 45.1% from the floor and 28.6% from beyond the arc. In 38 minutes on the court, sophomore forward Jyare Davis led the team with 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists, one block, and four turnovers. In the opening half, they did well defensively as they allowed 31 points and outrebounded the Pirates 34-28. With 25 field goals, they allowed just seven assists. During the game, the Blue Hens were able to force seven turnovers as the Pirates shot 25-of-56 (44.6 percent) from the floor. 

The offenses of Northeastern and Delaware have been very similar over the last few games with Northeastern scoring 67.7 points and Delaware scoring 68 points. As for offensive rebounding, the Huskies grab 9.2 offensive rebounds per game compared to the Blue Hens' 7.4 offensive rebounds. As the road team has covered five out of the seven previous games against each other, go with the Northeastern Huskies here.

Northeastern Highlights

With a power ranking of 190, Northeastern is ranked #322 in offense (scoring an average of 65.79 per game), #199 in defense (allowing an average of 69.79 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-12 (8-12 ATS) this season.

Delaware Highlights

Delaware Blue Hens has a power ranking of 150 and are #216 for offense (scoring an average of 70.00 per game), #203 for defense (giving up an average of 69.79 points per game) and 11-11 (10-10-1 ATS) overall. Northeastern went 2-1 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Delaware.

Curated Picks & Predictions

  • From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be NEAST 75, DELA 61.
  • The SportsJaw community predicts Northeastern Huskies to cover (54%)
  • OddsShark predicts Northeastern will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.
  • 66% picked Northeastern Huskies on Covers.com
  • Our ScoreCaster predicts Huskies 67 to Fightin' Blue Hens 82.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Huskies 67 to Fightin' Blue Hens 82.

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Current Odds[ - ]

 
NEAST
DELA
Open
Side
+6.25
-6.25
-6.5
Moneyline
+220
-265
-265
Total
Over 135.5
Under 135.5
136.5

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Power Rankings[ - ]

Northeastern Huskies
HIGHLIGHTS
Delaware Blue Hens
322nd
OFFENSE
216th
289th
FG %
189th
152nd
3 PT %
294th
116th
Rebounds
296th
199th
DEFENSE
203rd
213th
FG %
260th
227th
3 PT %
318th
104th
Rebounds
271st

Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]

Northeastern HuskiesNortheastern

vs TOWSL 63-72
38.6FG %
73.68FT %
53 PT %
vs COFCL 61-87
35.71FG %
75FT %
83 PT %
vs STONYW 79-66
59.09FG %
93.33FT %
133 PT %
vs DELAW 59-58
40FG %
80FT %
73 PT %
vs DREXL 55-76
38.3FG %
76.19FT %
33 PT %
vs HAMPW 79-63
57.78FG %
61.29FT %
83 PT %
vs W&ML 66-69
50FG %
42.86FT %
73 PT %
vs STONYL 61-65
37.7FG %
56.25FT %
63 PT %
vs NC-ATW 88-76
50.94FG %
70.97FT %
123 PT %
vs DAVIDW 73-70
47.46FG %
72.73FT %
93 PT %

Delaware Blue HensDelaware

vs HAMPL 66-67
45.1FG %
64FT %
43 PT %
vs DREXL 74-77
43.75FG %
73.33FT %
73 PT %
vs W&MW 80-53
56.14FG %
72.73FT %
83 PT %
vs NEUL 58-59
42.86FG %
75FT %
73 PT %
vs HOFL 62-86
33.33FG %
77.78FT %
83 PT %
vs TOWSW 72-59
51.11FG %
91.3FT %
53 PT %
vs COFCL 64-75
44.26FG %
53.85FT %
33 PT %
vs ELONW 57-52
38.89FG %
66.67FT %
53 PT %
vs HOFL 73-87
42.31FG %
75.86FT %
73 PT %
vs OHIOL 76-95
42.19FG %
66.67FT %
103 PT %

Injuries[ - ]

Northeastern HuskiesNortheastern

  • There are no injuries listed at this time

Delaware Blue HensDelaware

  • GJohnny McCoy (Is "?" Saturday vs Northeastern, Ankle)

Infographics & Predictions[ - ]

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Northeastern vs Delaware prediction and stats

The Fightin' Blue Hens have a slightly better offense and both teams have a compariable defense. The Fightin' Blue Hens won more games straight up and against the spread over their last 3 matchups. Adjusted score predictions based on power rankings and strength of schedule: Huskies 71 to Fightin' Blue Hens 69.

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Delaware Injuries

  • G Johnny McCoy Is "?" Saturday vs Northeastern, Ankle

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