The Hartford Hawks (1-10) will be attempting to stop a three-game losing skid when hitting the road against the Sacred Heart Pioneers (4-8) on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at William H. Pitt Center. It airs at 11:00 AM ET.
Sacred Heart lost to UMass-Lowell, 70-62, on the road in its previous game. Its top performers were Tyler Thomas (13 PTS, 7 REB, 22.2 FG%, 2-9 from 3PT) and Nico Galette (13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 50 FG%, 3-5 from 3PT). In its most recent game, Hartford lost on the road to Cent. Conn. St. 75-65, with Moses Flowers (24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 63.6 FG%) and Austin Williams (14 PTS, 54.5 FG%) leading the way.
Matchup at a glance
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
- Game Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Location: Fairfield, Connecticut
- Arena: William H. Pitt Center
- Spread: Sacred Heart -4.5
- Total: 143.5
- Moneyline: Sacred Heart, Hartford
Sacred Heart player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Thomas | 12 | 19.7 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Aaron Clarke | 8 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Nico Galette | 12 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Alex Watson | 12 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Bryce Johnson | 12 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Hartford player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Williams | 10 | 15 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Moses Flowers | 11 | 13.7 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Hunter Marks | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1 |
| David Shriver | 11 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| DJ Mitchell | 11 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Sacred Heart stats
- The 72.1 points the Pioneers average are the same as the Hawks allow.
- When Sacred Heart scores more than 76.2, it has a 3-0 record.
- The Pioneers and Hawks rebound at nearly the same rate, with the Pioneers averaging four more per game.
- When Sacred Heart has the rebounding advantage, it is 0-5. When posting fewer boards, Hartford is 0-7.
- The Pioneers are making 44.6% of their shots from the field, just 1.8% lower than the Hawks allow opponents (46.4%).
- When Sacred Heart shoots higher than 46.4% from the field, it is 3-1 overall.
Betting on Sacred Heart
- In this game, the Pioneers have an implied moneyline win probability of 0.0%.
- Sacred Heart has played 12 games, with nine wins against the spread.
- This season favoured the Pioneers by 4.5 points (+) once, but they did not cover the spread.
- Pioneers games have an average of 141.2 points this season, 2.3 fewer than Wednesday’s over/under.
