Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Youtube TV

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (5-6) are welcoming the Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2-10) at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Thursday.

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils played Army and ended up losing by a score of 66-55 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Blue Devils ended up with 13 and Army recorded 9 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 of 23 shots from long range. Army went 66.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of 18 attempts. Moreover, Army totaled 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Army distributed 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Central Connecticut allowed 50.0% from the field on 23 out of 46 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Blue Devils buried 6 of 6 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Central Connecticut finished the contest with a 32.8% field goal percentage (21 out of 64) and made 7 out of their 27 shots from distance.

Kellen Amos is a player who was important in this contest. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins played and also snagged 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Central Connecticut will enter this game with a record of 2-10 for the year. They have an average of 63.8 points per contest (343rd in college hoops) while shooting 41.1% from the floor. The Blue Devils are shooting 32.9% on three-point attempts (92 of 280) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Central Connecticut is pulling in 31.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 139 assists for the season, which is 280th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 13.8 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Blue Devils are forcing 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 12.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 341st in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 195 relinquished on the campaign. The Blue Devils defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (320 of 681) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.0% on three-point shots while they are 270th in the country in opponents points per game (72.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 77-59 against Sacred Heart. The Hawks were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 43 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. Sacred Heart was called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a clip of 66.7%. With regard to three-point attempts, Saint Joseph's buried 11 of their 32 attempts (34.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 28 for 66 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. The Hawks allowed Sacred Heart to convert 21 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.6% for the contest. They went 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 30 and ended up going 8 out of 16 at the free throw line (50.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Saint Joseph's allowed Sacred Heart to grab 29 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Cameron Brown ended up having an impact for the Hawks in this contest. He earned 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a mark of 5-6 for the season. The Hawks are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.7 times per game (308th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. Saint Joseph's has totaled 771 pts for the year (70.1 per contest) and they grab 34.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 41.3% from the field, which has them ranked 321st in D-1.

The Saint Joseph's defense allows 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (104 of 313) and opponents are knocking down 68.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.5 dimes and 37.1 rebounds every game, which ranks 298th and 304th in college hoops. The Hawks defensively are ranked 265th in the nation in PPG given up with 72.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (158th in D-1).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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