Who's Playing
CCSU Blue Devils @ St. Francis Red Flash
Current Records: CCSU 9-4, St. Francis 5-9
How To Watch
- When: Friday, January 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: DeGol Arena -- Loretto, Pennsylvania
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What to Know
CCSU is preparing for their first Northeast matchup of the season on Friday. They and the St. Francis Red Flash will face off at 7:00 p.m. ET at DeGol Arena. The Red Flash have the home-court advantage, but the Blue Devils are expected to win by 5.5 points.
St. Francis is hoping to do what J&W-Prov. couldn't on Sunday: put an end to CCSU's winning streak, which now stands at three games. CCSU took their game with ease, bagging a 100-51 victory over J&W-Prov. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-15.
CCSU was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as J&W-Prov. only posted seven.
Meanwhile, St. Francis traveled a rocky road last season, and unfortunately for them the road hasn't gotten any smoother so far this season. They fell 90-77 to Robert Morris two weeks ago.
CCSU's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
CCSU was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Francis in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 71-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for CCSU since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Odds
CCSU is a solid 5.5-point favorite against St. Francis, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Blue Devils as a 6.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 137.5 points.
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Series History
St. Francis and CCSU both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Mar 06, 2024 - CCSU 71 vs. St. Francis 62
- Feb 01, 2024 - CCSU 63 vs. St. Francis 62
- Jan 13, 2024 - CCSU 75 vs. St. Francis 61
- Mar 01, 2023 - St. Francis 83 vs. CCSU 69
- Jan 28, 2023 - CCSU 88 vs. St. Francis 74
- Dec 29, 2022 - St. Francis 80 vs. CCSU 72
- Feb 24, 2022 - St. Francis 79 vs. CCSU 63
- Jan 21, 2022 - St. Francis 68 vs. CCSU 67
- Jan 31, 2021 - CCSU 85 vs. St. Francis 77
- Jan 30, 2021 - St. Francis 62 vs. CCSU 59
