American Eagles vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 12/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-4) will take on the American Eagles (6-4) on Wednesday.

The American Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against George Washington and notched a win by a score of 81-71 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Eagles ended up with 18 and George Washington accumulated 19 fouls. They also knocked down 2 of their 13 tries from distance. George Washington finished the game at 48.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 27 shots. Furthermore, George Washington pulled down 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. George Washington totaled 10 assists and had 14 steals in the game. With regard to defense, American allowed 42.4% from the field on 28 out of 66 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 39 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. American ended the contest with a 40.3% FG percentage (25 out of 62) and knocked down 13 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Colin Smalls is one player who came through in this game. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 41 mins but didn't pull down any rebounds. He shot 53.3% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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American enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-4 for the season. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a team they commit 20.5 personal fouls per contest. As a team, American is pulling in 30.8 rebounds per contest and has 123 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 318th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are connecting on 32.9% from downtown (82 of 249) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They average 70.9 points per game (290th in the nation) while connecting on 45.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They rank 16th in college hoops in giving up assists with 98 relinquished for the year. The Eagles are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.2% (242 of 547) and they concede 32.0 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 29.9% on 3-pointers while they are 144th in college in PPG from their opponents (69.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Saint Joseph's Hawks went home defeated by a final of 78-75 against Charleston. In the matter of attacking the glass, Saint Joseph's permitted Charleston to get 30 in all (3 on the offensive side). They went 37.5% from distance by shooting 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 13 at the charity stripe (100.0%). The Hawks allowed Charleston to convert 28 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 45.2% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks finished the game shooting 30 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Saint Joseph's converted 10 out of their 30 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 50.0%. Charleston had 12 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Hawks pulled down 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 for the contest.

Rasheer Fleming was important for the Hawks in the matchup. He totaled 26 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the game. He made 10 of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 71.4%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a mark of 6-4 on the campaign. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which ranks them 230th in the country. Saint Joseph's has accounted for 751 points on the year (75.1 per game) and they average 36.2 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 16.6 times per game (50th in the country) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 13.8 personal fouls per game and they go 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Saint Joseph's defense surrenders 32.6% on 3-point shots (71 of 218) and opponents are converting on 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.2 dimes and 35.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks 199th and 244th in college hoops. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 158th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 70.2. They have forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (139th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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