Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 2/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (10-15) are traveling to Chaifetz Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Saint Louis Billikens (18-9).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Dayton and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-62 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 23 while Dayton recorded 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 5 of their 11 attempts from three-point range. Dayton ended up shooting 68.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 25 tries. In addition, Dayton collected 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Dayton earned 12 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. In regard to defense, Saint Joseph's allowed 54.2% from the floor on 26 out of 48 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned a total of 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 12 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Saint Joseph's ended the contest having earned a 39.6% field goal percentage (21 out of 53) and converted 8 of their 22 3-point attempts.

Cameron Brown is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the game at 66.7% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 33 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up with 11 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's will enter this contest with a mark of 10-15 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Saint Joseph's is pulling down 37.0 boards per game and is sitting with 346 assists this year, which ranks 184th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 33.5% on three-point shots (223 of 665) and 67.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 69.6 pts per contest (225th in D-1) while shooting 43.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hawks have forced 9.6 turnovers per game while drawing 14.3 fouls. They give up 33.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 236th in college basketball in points per game allowed (71.0). The Hawks are giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (656 of 1,513) and they surrender 34.9 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 79th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 294 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Saint Louis Billikens took a defeat with a final score of 79-58 against Davidson. When discussing cleaning the glass, Saint Louis permitted Davidson to grab 34 overall (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 58.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 14 out of 24 and finished the contest at 17 out of 25 at the free throw line (68.0%). The Billikens allowed Davidson to convert 24 out of their 51 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.1% in this matchup. Overall, the Billikens ended up going 21 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 34.4%. With regard to shots from distance, Saint Louis buried 8 out of 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Davidson was called for 15 fouls in this contest which took the Billikens to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Billikens snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this contest.

Yuri Collins was important for the Billikens in the game. He earned 10 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accounted for 5 dimes for the matchup. He made 3 of 7 for the contest for a rate of 42.9%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a record of 18-9 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Billikens are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 69th in Division 1. Saint Louis has tallied 2,114 pts on the year (78.3 per game) and they average 39.1 boards per game. They are getting an assist 15.1 times per game (57th in the country) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. The Billikens are committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.2% from the free throw line.

The Billikens on defense are ranked 153rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 68.0. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (104th in college hoops). The Saint Louis defense surrenders 32.1% on 3-point shots (174 of 542) and their opponents are making 67.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.4 dimes and 32.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 81st and 72nd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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