The top-seeded Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (20-10, 13-3 NEC) are squaring off against the No. 6 seed Wagner Seahawks (14-15, 7-9 NEC) in the NEC tournament on Saturday at , at 2:00 PM ET airing on ESPN+.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Cent. Conn. St. vs. Wagner Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Saturday, March 9, 2024
• Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Arena:

Cent. Conn. St. vs. Wagner Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cent. Conn. St. win (66.8%)

Cent. Conn. St. is a 6.5-point favorite against Wagner on Saturday and the over/under has been set at 125.5 points. Here are some betting insights and trends before you decide to wager on the game.

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Cent. Conn. St. vs. Wagner: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Cent. Conn. St. has won 17 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 11 times.
• Wagner has won 11 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 15 times.
• As a 6.5-point underdog or more in 2023-24, Wagner is 4-4 against the spread compared to the 4-5 ATS record Cent. Conn. St. racks up as a 6.5-point favorite.
• Against the spread, the Blue Devils have played worse at home, covering five times in 12 home games, and 12 times in 16 road games.
• This year, the Seahawks are 4-5-0 at home against the spread (.444 winning percentage). On the road, they are 7-10-0 ATS (.412).
• Cent. Conn. St. is 11-6-0 against the spread in conference play this season.
• Wagner has beaten the spread seven times in 16 NEC games.

Cent. Conn. St. vs. Wagner: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Cent. Conn. St. has been the moneyline favorite in 15 games this season and has come away with the win 12 times (80%) in those contests.
• This season, the Blue Devils have come away with a win six times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -325 or better on the moneyline.
• Wagner has a 5-9 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35.7% of those games).
• The Seahawks are 1-5 (winning only 16.7% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +250 or longer.
• Cent. Conn. St. has an implied victory probability of 76.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Cent. Conn. St. vs. Wagner Head-to-Head Comparison

• Cent. Conn. St. is outscoring opponents by 6.2 points per game with a +186 scoring differential overall. It puts up 72.7 points per game (210th in college basketball) and allows 66.5 per outing (41st in college basketball).
• Allan Jeanne-Rose's team-leading 15.6 points per game ranks 219th in college basketball.
• Wagner has a +28 scoring differential, putting up 63.8 points per game (352nd in college basketball) and giving up 62.8 (eighth in college basketball).
• Melvin Council Jr. is ranked 294th in the nation with a team-high 14.8 points per game.
• The Blue Devils win the rebound battle by 2.2 boards on average. They record 35.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 143rd in college basketball, while their opponents grab 33.7 per contest.
• Kellen Amos leads the team with 5.2 rebounds per game (535th in college basketball action).
• The Seahawks pull down 36.2 rebounds per game (128th in college basketball), compared to the 35.3 of their opponents.
• Council tops the team with 5.9 rebounds per game (363rd in college basketball).
• Cent. Conn. St. ranks 176th in college basketball with 95.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 38th in college basketball defensively with 87.0 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• The Seahawks put up 88.7 points per 100 possessions (311th in college basketball), while conceding 87.3 points per 100 possessions (42nd in college basketball).

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