The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (14-15, 7-9 Northeast) and Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (17-14, 10-6) meet Wednesday at Stratis Arena at the Rothman Center in Teaneck, N.J. in the Quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN3). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Fairleigh Dickinson game odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
St. Francis Brooklyn likely wishes it drew anybody else but Fairleigh Dickinson in the Northeast Conference tourney. The Knights dusted the Terriers 86-69 at the Rothman Center in the regular-season finale on Feb. 25, and FDU won 76-57 in Brooklyn in the first meeting on Jan. 5. The Knights covered both meetings, with a winning average margin of 18.0 PPG.
The Knights ended the season with a 2-3 straight-up (SU) mark in the final 5 games and were 2-5 against the spread (ATS) in their final 7 outings. The Over went 7-2 in the final 9 games for FDU.
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St. Francis Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:18 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the Board (OTB)
- Against the spread: St. Francis Brooklyn +8.5 (-115) | Fairleigh Dickinson -8.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 143.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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St. Francis Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson picks and predictions
Prediction
Fairleigh Dickinson 79, St. Francis Brooklyn 66
Moneyline
The moneyline was OTB at the time of publishing.
Even if it were available, Fairleigh Dickinson would be too expensive with little to no value on a straight-up play.
AVOID.
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Against the spread
It’s often said that the hardest thing to do in sports is to beat a team 3 times in the same season.
That being said, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON -8.5 (-105) is the slam-dunk play in Teaneck Wednesday. The Knights belted the Terriers by 19 on the Island in early January, and they won by 17 at home Saturday to close the regular season. The Knights have had no trouble with the Terriers this season, so why are the books expecting a sudden improvement in the tourney? I am not buying it.
Over/Under
OVER 143.5 (-110) is worth playing lightly.
We saw the Over connect the last time these teams met Saturday, and the Over has connected in 7 of the past 9 games overall for the Knights.
The Under has been the lean in games involving the Terriers, but again, they allowed 81.0 points per game in 2 meetings with the Knights this season. Look for FDU to put it on them again.
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