Sacred Heart vs. Cent. Conn. St. Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 12

The Sacred Heart Pioneers (2-1) host the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (1-2) at William H. Pitt Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The Pioneers are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is 147.5.

In its last game on Sunday, Sacred Heart secured an 81-76 OT win over New Hampshire. In Sacred Heart's win, Jaylen Robinson led the way with a team-high 21 points (adding three rebounds and four assists). Cent. Conn. St. took care of business in its most recent matchup 78-71 in OT against Dartmouth on Sunday. In Cent. Conn. St.'s win, Victor Payne led the team with 17 points (adding two rebounds and one assist).

Sacred Heart vs. Cent. Conn. St. Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: Sacred Heart -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Sacred Heart -227
• Moneyline underdog: Cent. Conn. St. +182
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Sacred Heart vs. Cent. Conn. St.

• Last year, Sacred Heart's games went over 147.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total, 19 (out of 32) times.
• Cent. Conn. St. played 10 games last year (35.7% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 147.5 points.
• These teams averaged a combined 149 points per game a season ago, 1.5 more points than the over/under of 147.5 set for this matchup.
• The Pioneers and the Blue Devils saw their opponents average a combined 147.5 points per game last season, which equals the over/under set in this outing.
• The average point total in Sacred Heart's games last year was 4.3 more points than the over/under of 147.5 in this matchup.
• The average point total for Cent. Conn. St. in 2025 was 2.8 points lower than this game's over/under.

Betting the Spread: Sacred Heart vs. Cent. Conn. St.

• Sacred Heart compiled a 15-17-0 ATS record last year.
• When playing as at least 4.5-point favorites last season, the Pioneers had an ATS record of 3-3.
• Cent. Conn. St. put together a 14-14-0 ATS record last year.
• When playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs last season, the Blue Devils had an ATS record of 5-1.
• At home last season, Sacred Heart was 6-6 against the spread and 7-5 overall.
• At home last year, as a 4.5-point favorite or more, Sacred Heart had two wins ATS (2-2).
• Last season in away games, Cent. Conn. St. was 11-5 against the spread and 8-8 overall.
• Cent. Conn. St. was unbeaten ATS (2-0) on the road as a 4.5-point underdog or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Sacred Heart vs. Cent. Conn. St.

• Sacred Heart won eight of the 14 games it was the moneyline favorite last season (57.1%).
• The Pioneers won all five games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -227 or shorter.
• Sacred Heart has a 69.4% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Cent. Conn. St. was underdogs in 10 games last season and won three (30%) of those contests.
• The Blue Devils had a record of 2-4 when they were set as an underdog of +182 or more by sportsbooks last season.
• Cent. Conn. St. has a 35.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.