Octave and Stony Brook host Towson

Stony Brook Seawolves (4-14, 0-5 CAA) at Towson Tigers (9-9, 4-1 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -13; over/under is 132.5

BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook visits Towson after Joseph Octave scored 23 points in Stony Brook’s 84-74 loss to the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens.

The Tigers are 5-1 on their home court. Towson is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Seawolves are 0-5 against CAA opponents. Stony Brook averages 11.3 turnovers per game and is 2-5 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

Towson is shooting 40.6% from the field this season, 8.1 percentage points lower than the 48.7% Stony Brook allows to opponents. Stony Brook averages 66.5 points per game, 0.8 fewer than the 67.3 Towson allows.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Williamson is shooting 39.7% and averaging 12.5 points for the Tigers.

Andre Snoddy is averaging 6.3 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Seawolves.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 68.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.

Seawolves: 2-8, averaging 66.6 points, 28.0 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 5.7 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points.

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