Saint Peter’s vs. Delaware betting: College basketball preview for December 20

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The Saint Peter’s Peacocks (4-5) are favored by 2.5 points against the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (7-4) on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5 points.

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Saint Peter’s vs. Delaware betting lines

  • Saint Peter’s moneyline odds to win: -149
  • Delaware moneyline odds to win: +125
  • Spread: Saint Peter’s (-2.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Saint Peter’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Peter’s covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last year. Saint Peter’s covered seven times in 12 games when playing at home, and it covered 10 times in 16 games when playing on the road.
  • The Peacocks eclipsed the total in a lower percentage of games at home (41.7%) than road games (50%) last year.
  • Saint Peter’s won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last year, going 6-3 (.667). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 4-1 (.800).

Last season stats

  • The Peacocks were the 12th-worst squad in the country in points scored (64.8 per game) but 13th-best in points allowed (64.0) last year.
  • Last season, Saint Peter’s was 194th in college basketball in rebounds (31.8 per game) and 70th in rebounds allowed (29.8).
  • Last season, the Peacocks were 17th-worst in the nation in assists at 10.6 per game.

Saint Peter’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-3-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.7 (281st in nation) 40.6 (76th) 34.2 (122nd) 30.2 (134th) 11.8 (309th) 12.4 (254th)

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Delaware statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, Delaware was 5-7-0 at home against the spread (.417 winning percentage). Away, it was 7-6-1 ATS (.500).
  • Fightin’ Blue Hens games went above the over/under less frequently at home (five times out of 12) than on the road (six of 14) last season.
  • The Fightin’ Blue Hens’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .000 (0-2) last year, and on the road it was .286 (2-5).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Fightin’ Blue Hens scored 73.2 points per game (188th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They allowed 69.7 points per contest on defense (104th-ranked).
  • Delaware pulled down 32.2 rebounds per game (164th-ranked in college basketball). It ceded 31.5 rebounds per contest (179th-ranked).
  • The Fightin’ Blue Hens averaged 13.8 dimes per game, which ranked them 124th in the country.

Delaware betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 5-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-2-0 (Home: 5-0-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (157th in nation) 41.2 (94th) 31.5 (260th) 34.9 (330th) 13.7 (211th) 12.8 (279th)
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