Villanova Wildcats vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

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

TV: Hulu Live TV

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (4-5) will go up against the Villanova Wildcats (5-5) on Saturday.

The Villanova Wildcats faced off with Boston College and earned the victory with a final of 77-56 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 15 while Boston College finished the game with 13 fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 26 attempts from long range. Boston College went 44.4% at the charity stripe by burying 4 of their 9 attempts. In addition, Boston College grabbed 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Boston College recorded 12 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. In reference to defending, Villanova let their opponent shoot 39.3% from the field on 22 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 36 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 16 of 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Villanova finished the game having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (24 of 54) and made 13 of their 27 3-point shots.

Cam Whitmore is one guy who played a role in the game. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 26 mins and also collected 7 boards. He ended up scoring 19 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Villanova will enter this matchup with a mark of 5-5 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 8.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Villanova is grabbing 30.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 118 dimes on the year, which is 308th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 34.0% on 3-point shots (90 of 265) and 81.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 71.0 pts per contest (217th in the country) while going 43.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They give up 36.5% on shots from distance and they rank 158th in D-1 in opponents PPG (67.8). The Wildcats defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.8% (243 of 542) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 274th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 149 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks went home victorious with a score of 73-57 against St. Peter's. In relation to attacking the glass, Saint Joseph's permitted St. Peter's to get 33 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 35 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). The Hawks allowed St. Peter's to convert 16 out of 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.1% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Hawks finished the game shooting 20 out of 42 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.6%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Saint Joseph's converted 6 of their 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to make 27 of them for a rate of 73.0%. St. Peter's was called for 26 fouls in this contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 37 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Hawks were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 24 for the contest.

Cameron Brown pitched in for the Hawks for this game. He knocked down 6 of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the game.

Saint Joseph's has a record of 4-5 on the year. The Hawks are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 69.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per contest (334th in the nation) and they turn it over 14.4 times per contest. Saint Joseph's has 630 pts for the season (70.0 per contest) and they average 33.4 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are hitting on 41.5% from the field, which ranks 310th in Division 1.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 296th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 73.8. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (190th in college basketball). The Saint Joseph's defense allows 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (81 of 245) and their opponents are converting on 69.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.8 dimes and 36.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 308th and 292nd in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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