Davidson Wildcats vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Louis Billikens (8-10) are welcoming the Davidson Wildcats (11-7) at Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday.

The Davidson Wildcats faced Richmond and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-64 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 13 while Richmond recorded 14 fouls. They also converted 7 of 21 tries from beyond the perimeter. Richmond ended up shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Richmond collected 41 boards (6 offensive, 35 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Richmond recorded 12 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Davidson allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the floor on 24 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in the matchup while creating 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 36 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 8 of 13 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. Davidson wrapped up the game with a 37.5% field goal percentage (24 of 64) and made 8 of their 26 shots from distance.

David Skogman is one player who had an impact for the game. He was able to score 24 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and collected 8 boards. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Davidson heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-7 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 14.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Davidson is pulling down 35.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 233 dimes so far this season, which ranks 248th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 33.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (149 of 446) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.3 pts per contest (244th in D-1) while hitting 44.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 101st in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.0). The Wildcats defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.8% (441 of 1,030) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 177th in college hoops in allowing assists with 237 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Saint Louis Billikens took a loss by a final score of 85-61 when they played VCU. The Billikens collected 21 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. VCU earned 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Billikens to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 94.4%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Saint Louis knocked down 4 of their 20 attempts (20.0%). When the game finished, the Billikens went 20 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.7%. The Billikens permitted VCU to convert 27 of their 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.0% for the matchup. They finished 47.8% from downtown by going 11 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 25 from the charity stripe (80.0%). Concerning how they rebounded, Saint Louis allowed VCU to snag 32 overall (5 offensive).

Sincere Parker ended up being a factor for the Billikens for the game. He totaled 21 points in his 21 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He made 6 of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and added 2 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a record of 8-10 this season. As an offense, the Billikens are shooting 44.1% from the field, which ranks them 220th in the country. Saint Louis has scored 1,316 pts for the season (73.1 per game) and they average 33.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 12.0 times per game (285th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Billikens are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Billikens on defense are ranked 303rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 76.7. They have forced 10.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (293rd in D-1). The Saint Louis defense concedes 34.2% from downtown (152 of 444) and their opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.1 dimes and 36.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 199th and 257th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Davidson

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