Davidson Wildcats vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 1/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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

TV: ESPN+

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is the site where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (7-5) will take on the Davidson Wildcats (10-2) on Wednesday.

The Davidson Wildcats took the court against Johnson & Wales and earned the victory with a final of 106-64 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 11 and Johnson & Wales accounted for 10 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of 25 shots from downtown. Johnson & Wales finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 12 attempts. In addition, Johnson & Wales collected 26 boards (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Johnson & Wales earned 7 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Davidson let their opponent shoot 34.8% from the field on 24 out of 69 shooting. They also dished out 24 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 50 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 6 of their 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Davidson walked away from the contest having earned a 57.3% field goal percentage (43 of 75) and converted 14 of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter.

David Kristensen is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He racked up 16 points on 7 out of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 18 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up shooting 87.5% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Davidson will play this game with a win-loss mark of 10-2 on the season. They turn the ball over 10.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Davidson is collecting 33.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 202 dimes on the campaign, which is 76th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are hitting 42.4% on shots from 3-point land (120 of 283) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.0 points per game (60th in college basketball) on 50.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats have forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.1 fouls. They currently rank 89th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 140 relinquished on the year. The Wildcats defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.6% (272 of 654) and they relinquish 30.9 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 93rd in college hoops in opponents points per game (64.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Saint Joseph's Hawks went home victorious with a score of 83-56 when they played Richmond. The Hawks pulled down 42 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 2 steals in this contest. Richmond was called for 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of those for a clip of 68.4%. With respect to shooting from distance, Saint Joseph's made 8 out of their 22 attempts (36.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks shot 31 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. The Hawks allowed Richmond to bury 20 out of their 72 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 27.8% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 18.2% from distance by going 6 of 33 and finished the contest at 10 out of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). When discussing attacking the glass, Saint Joseph's permitted Richmond to get 31 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Taylor Funk ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks in the game. He totaled 18 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He buried 5 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a mark of 7-5 so far this year. The Hawks are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 66.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (142nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. Saint Joseph's has totaled 864 pts for the campaign (72.0 per game) and they average 39.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are shooting 43.4% from the field, which ranks them 220th in college hoops.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 198th in the nation in PPG allowed with 68.9. They have forced 9.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (120th in college basketball). The Saint Joseph's defense concedes 33.9% from downtown (75 of 221) and their opponents are connecting on 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 11.3 assists and 35.7 rebounds every game, which is 99th and 232nd in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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