Loyola Ramblers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 3/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN+

Barclays Center is the location where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (14-16) will take on the Loyola Ramblers (10-20) on Tuesday.

The Loyola Ramblers took the court against La Salle and went home with a win by a final score of 76-73 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Ramblers left the arena with 13 while La Salle accumulated 15 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 20 tries from three-point range. La Salle finished the contest at 70.0% from the charity stripe by making 7 of 10 attempts. Additionally, La Salle snagged 16 boards (3 offensive, 13 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. La Salle recorded 13 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, Loyola allowed 56.0% from the floor on 28 out of 50 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 25 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Ramblers made 11 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. Loyola finished the game with a 54.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 55) and converted 5 of their 14 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sheldon Edwards is someone who came through in the game. He finished shooting 64.3% from the field and recorded 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also totaled 1 rebound. He ended up scoring 25 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Loyola will play this contest with a win-loss record of 10-20 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Loyola is collecting 30.8 boards per game and has 412 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 174th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Ramblers are connecting on 33.6% from downtown (213 of 633) and 69.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 67.4 points per game (293rd in Division 1) while connecting on 46.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Ramblers are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 fouls. They rank 134th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 379 relinquished this season. The Ramblers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (747 of 1,652) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 34.4% on 3-point shots and they are 252nd in college basketball in opponents points per game (72.5).

The last time they took the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 83-67 against Richmond. The Hawks recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. Richmond earned 12 fouls in the game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a clip of 82.4%. In reference to shots from downtown, Saint Joseph's made 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks shot 29 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 47.5%. The Hawks allowed Richmond to make 26 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.3% for this game. They went 25.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 of 27 and finished the game at 8 out of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Saint Joseph's permitted Richmond to grab 29 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Erik Reynolds II ended up being a factor for the Hawks in this game. He knocked down 10 of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 55.6%, and added 5 rebounds. He totaled 33 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss record of 14-16 this year. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which ranks 286th in the country. Saint Joseph's has scored 2,175 pts on the season (72.5 per contest) and they collect 34.7 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.0 times per game (277th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per contest. The Hawks commit 17.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 68.9% from the free throw line.

The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 263rd in the nation in points allowed per game with 72.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (192nd in college hoops). The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (257 of 734) and opponents are making 69.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.8 assists and 35.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 329th and 290th in college basketball.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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