VCU Rams vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 2/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN2

The VCU Rams (17-6) are on their way to Chaifetz Arena on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Saint Louis Billikens (15-7).

The VCU Rams faced Davidson and earned the victory with a final of 61-59 in their last contest. VCU finished the contest having earned a 40.3% field goal percentage (25 of 62) and knocked down 0 of their 9 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rams buried 11 of 16 tries for a rate of 68.8%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 9 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defense, VCU allowed the other team to shoot 43.8% from the field on 21 out of 48 shooting. Davidson recorded 10 assists and had 1 steal in the game. On top of that, Davidson had 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Davidson finished the contest at 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 13 attempts. They also made 7 out of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Rams ended up finishing with 16 while Davidson finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Ace Baldwin is one player who played a role in this contest. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 7 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He scored 14 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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VCU will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 17-6 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, VCU is grabbing 32.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 288 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 214th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Rams are hitting 34.3% on shots from distance (141 of 411) and 70.7% from the free throw line. They average 70.4 points per contest (208th in Division 1) while shooting 45.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Rams are able to force 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are giving up 33.1% on 3-point shots and they are 31st in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (63.2). The Rams defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (524 of 1,252) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 116th in D-1 in allowing assists with 262 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Saint Louis Billikens went home defeated by a final of 75-65 when they played Fordham. The Billikens were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. Fordham committed 22 fouls for this contest which took the Billikens to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Saint Louis converted 2 of their 9 attempts (22.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Billikens went 24 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.1%. The Billikens allowed Fordham to convert 25 out of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% for the matchup. They went 21.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 out of 23 and ended up going 20 out of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Saint Louis permitted Fordham to get 33 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Francis Okoro was important for the Billikens in the game. He tallied 21 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 8 out of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and earned 11 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a mark of 15-7 for the year. As an offense, the Billikens are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is 88th in college hoops. Saint Louis has accounted for 1,677 pts for the campaign (76.2 per contest) and they grab 39.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.1 times per contest (28th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per contest. The Billikens are responsible for committing 17.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Billikens defensively are ranked 220th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.8. They are forcing 10.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (36th in college basketball). The Saint Louis defense concedes 32.3% on shots from distance (164 of 507) and their opponents are making 72.6% of their foul shots. They give up 12.8 dimes and 34.1 boards every game, which has them ranked 195th and 188th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VCU

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