St. Francis-PA vs Penn State Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/12/24

Penn State Nittany Lions vs St. Francis (PA) Red Flash

The men's college basketball season is just around the corner, and two teams that will be looking to make some noise are the Penn State Nittany Lions and the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash.

Both teams return a number of key players from last season, and they both have high hopes for the upcoming campaign.

Penn State is coming off a 14-17 season, but they return their leading scorer in Jalen Pickett, who averaged 14.8 points per game last year.

Penn State Nittany Lions Outlook

The Nittany Lions also have a number of other talented players returning, including Seth Lundy, who averaged 11.6 points per game last season, and Myles Dread, who averaged 10.4 points per game.

Penn State will be looking to improve their defense this season, which allowed opponents to score an average of 72.9 points per game last year.

The Nittany Lions have a tough non-conference schedule this season, but they should be a contender in the Big Ten.

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Outlook

St. Francis (PA) is coming off a 13-16 season, but they return their leading scorer in Isaiah Blackmon, who averaged 16.2 points per game last year.

The Red Flash also have a number of other talented players returning, including Josh Cohen, who averaged 13.6 points per game last season, and Maxwell Land, who averaged 12.2 points per game.

St. Francis (PA) will be looking to improve their offense this season, which averaged just 67.8 points per game last year.

The Red Flash have a tough non-conference schedule this season, but they should be a contender in the Northeast Conference.

St. Francis-PA vs Penn State Prediction

Penn State is the clear favorite in this matchup, but St. Francis (PA) has a number of talented players who could make things interesting.

The Nittany Lions should be able to win this game if they can control the tempo and keep the Red Flash from getting into a rhythm offensively.

However, if St. Francis (PA) can shoot the ball well and force Penn State into turnovers, they could pull off the upset.