The Hofstra Pride will travel to Times Union Center to play the Siena Saints. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and can be seen on EFC and ES3.
The Saints were beaten by Saint Peter’s 72-68 on Sunday. Marquis Wright finished with 20 points to lead the game. The Pride, meanwhile, are coming off an 86-80 win against Appalachian State on Sunday. Juan’ya Green played well for Hofstra, registering 17 points, six assists, and five rebounds.
Siena is a slim underdog, with Hofstra favored by one. The Over/Under (O/U) is set at 161 points. The Saints look to build on their records of 5-4 Straight Up (SU) and 2-3 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, the Pride have records of 4-3 ATS and 6-2 SU. The Pride are an excellent long-range shooting team with 76 three-point shots made (9.0 per game), ranking 40th in Division I. One advantage for the Pride could be Siena’s high fouls per game average of 23.7.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, Hofstra came out on top, but Hofstra still leads the head-to-head record, 3-1 SU. The Pride also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 3-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – Siena, ATS Winner – Siena, O/U – Over
Notes
Siena is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Ranked 49th, the Hofstra Pride have an offensive rating of 115.1. The Siena Saints rank 218th with a defensive rating of just 102.9.
The Siena Saints average a field goal percentage of 46.8% this season. The Hofstra Pride have a winning 2-1 record in games where opponents have a FG% of 46.8% or greater.
The Siena Saints rank higher based on their field goal percentage (83rd) than their effective field goal percentage (124th). The Hofstra Pride rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (41st) than their field goal percentage (53rd).
Hofstra ranks 78th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.27. Siena is ranked lower at 309th with an A/TO of .79.
Siena ranks 88th in offensive rebounding. Hofstra ranks 174th in defensive rebounding.
On average, Siena forces a turnover rate of 19.6%. When Hofstra turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 2-1 record.
