Who’s Playing
Sacred Heart @ Rhode Island
Current Records: Sacred Heart 3-6; Rhode Island 6-3
What to Know
The Rhode Island Rams will be returning home after a two-game road trip. They will take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday at Thomas M. Ryan Center. The Rams are out to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
This past Saturday, Rhode Island lost to the Providence Friars on the road by a decisive 66-52 margin.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart received a tough blow on Sunday as they fell 79-66 to the Brown Bears.
Rhode Island is the favorite in this one, with an expected 15.5-point margin of victory. Those burned by picking them against the spread this past Saturday might want to keep in mind that the squad has not yet dropped back-to-back games against the spread this season.
Rhode Island is now 6-3 while Sacred Heart sits at a mirror-image 3-6. Two numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: The Rams are 49th worst in college basketball in turnovers per game, with 15.2 on average. The Pioneers have experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the contest with the 51st fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 11.6 on average. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Thomas M. Ryan Center — Kingston, Rhode Island
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $57.14
Odds
The Rams are a big 15.5-point favorite against the Pioneers, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 15.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
Over/Under: -111
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Series History
This is the first time these teams have played each other within the last six years.
