St. Francis-Pennsylvania is a big dog to Robert Morris, but these teams played two real close ones this season. St. Francis-Pennsylvania finished 4th in the Northeast in scoring defense allowing 70.8 ppg. On offense they prefer a slow tempo while looking for threes, hitting 116 three pointers in conference play, third best. St. Francis-Pennsylvania is 3-3 the last six games and faces a Robert Morris squad that is 7th in the 10-team league in scoring, 6th in FG shooting. The Colonials are 1-5 ATS in their last six games overall. The top-seeded Colonials defeated St. Francis-Pennsylvania, 73-68, in January, but required a miraculous comeback to do so. The Red Flash used a 34-11 run to go up by 11 points with under five minutes to play, however Robert Morris scored 19 of the game's final 22 points to earn the win. Then the Colonials edged St. Francis-Pennsylvania, 66-60, in the rematch on February 13. Look for more defense than offense, a slow pace, and another close game. Take the points on St. Francis.
This pick was released to clients on March 08, 2014 at 1:19AM ET.
CBB
St. Francis PA Red Flash at Robert Morris
March 8, 2014
2:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on St. Francis PA Red Flash +10.5 (-105) (risk 1.5 to return 2.86)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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