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The No. seed Sacred Heart Pioneers (15-16, 8-8 NEC) are 2-point favorites in the NEC Tournament against the No. seed Wagner Seahawks (15-12, 8-8 NEC) on Wednesday at William H. Pitt Center. The matchup starts at 7:00 PM and airs on NEC Front Row, with the winner moving one step closer to securing a guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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How do I watch Pioneers vs. Seahawks?
- Game Day: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NEC Front Row
- Location: Fairfield, Connecticut
- Arena: William H. Pitt Center
Betting Lines for Pioneers vs. Seahawks
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | -2 | 130 |
Sacred Heart Betting Stats & Information
- Sacred Heart has been favored on the moneyline 16 times this season. They’ve gone 9-7 in those games.
- The Pioneers have not yet played a game with moneyline odds of -137 or shorter.
- The Pioneers have a 13-17-0 record against the spread this season.
- In games this season in which they were an underdog by 2 points or more, the Seahawks have a 3-5 record against the spread.
- Sacred Heart’s average total in matchups this year has been 142.9, 12.9 points higher than the over/under in this particular game.
Wagner Betting Stats & Info
- Wagner has been underdogs in 11 games this season and won four (36.4%) of those contests.
- The Seahawks have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +112.
- So far this season, the Seahawks have put together a 10-15-0 record against the spread.
- The Seahawks are 3-5 against the spread when an underdog by 2 points or more this year.
- Wagner’s games this year have averaged an over/under of 124.9 points, 5.1 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Sacred Heart vs. Wagner Season Stat Comparison
| Sacred Heart Rank | Sacred Heart AVG | Wagner AVG | Wagner Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191st | 71.1 | Points Scored | 63.4 | 344th |
| 237th | 71.8 | Points Allowed | 61.5 | 15th |
| 183rd | 31.7 | Rebounds | 32.2 | 152nd |
| 190th | 8.5 | Off. Rebounds | 10.6 | 26th |
| 225th | 7 | 3pt Made | 6.7 | 258th |
| 148th | 13.6 | Assists | 12.4 | 237th |
| 225th | 12.4 | Turnovers | 11.1 | 94th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Sacred Heart Pioneers Leaders
- The Pioneers scoring leader is Nico Galette, who averages 15.5 per contest to go with 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
- Bryce Johnson leads Sacred Heart in rebounding, averaging 8.2 per game, while Mike Sixsmith leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 2.8 in each contest.
- Joey Reilly makes more threes per game than any other member of the Pioneers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.9 per contest.
Wagner Seahawks Leaders
- Delonnie Hunt is at the top of the Seahawks scoring leaderboard with 11.3 points per game. He also collects 3.2 rebounds and dishes out 2.8 assists per game.
- The Wagner leaders in rebounding and assists are Brandon Brown with 9.1 rebounds per game (he also adds 9.7 points and 1.7 assists per game) and Javier Esquerra Trelles with three assists per game (he also tacks on 7.3 points and three rebounds per game).
- Esquerra Trelles averages 1.6 three-pointers per game, the most on the Seahawks.
