| Â | 1 | 2 | T | ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEAST | 36 | 42 | 78 | 135.5 |
| DELA | 42 | 39 | 81 | -6.25 |
Northeastern vs Delaware Prediction, Odds and Best Bets
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.
Written by SportsJaw Staff
Categorized as NCAAB Predictions
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Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]
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Betting Trends[ + ]
Northeastern Huskies
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Northeastern's last 7 games.
- Northeastern are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against Delaware.
- Northeastern are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Delaware.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northeastern's last 5 games on the road.
- Northeastern are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Delaware.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northeastern's last 5 games against an opponent in the Colonial Athletic conference.
- Northeastern are 3-13 SU in their last 16 games played in January.
- Northeastern are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Saturday.
Delaware Blue Hens
- Delaware are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
- Delaware are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home.
- Delaware are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing at home against Northeastern.
- Delaware are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Colonial Athletic conference.
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Delaware's last 15 games played in January.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Delaware's last 7 games played on a Saturday.
- Delaware are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Saturday when playing at home.
Injuries[ - ]
Northeastern
- There are no injuries listed at this time
Delaware
- GJohnny McCoy (Is "?" Saturday vs Northeastern, Ankle)
Infographics & Predictions[ - ]
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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