Delaware State Hornets vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 12/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware State Hornets vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (8-4) host the Delaware State Hornets (7-6) at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Saturday.

The Delaware State Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama State and took home the win by a score of 83-80 in their last contest. Delaware State walked away from the contest having earned a 56.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 55) and made 9 of their 18 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Hornets converted 12 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 63.2%. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled 23 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 17 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to defense, Delaware State let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the floor on 31 of 64 shooting. Alabama State earned 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Alabama State snagged 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama State walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 11 tries. They buried 11 of their 32 shots from long range. Concerning fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 13 and Alabama State racked up 21 fouls.

Robert Smith is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He went 60.0% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played for 38 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Delaware State will enter this contest with a record of 7-6 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a team are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Delaware State is grabbing 38.8 boards per game and has totaled 181 assists for the year, which ranks 162nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Hornets are hitting 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (67 of 176) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They average 74.2 pts per game (219th in the nation) while going 44.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 313th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 194 relinquished so far this season. The Hornets defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.9% (327 of 762) and they concede 35.8 boards per game as a group. They concede 31.4% on 3-pointers and they are 184th in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.3).

In their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 82-62 against Virginia Tech. In regard to rebounds, Saint Joseph's permitted Virginia Tech to pull down 26 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 31.8% from distance by shooting 7 out of 22 and ended up going 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Hawks permitted Virginia Tech to knock down 22 of 54 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 40.7% in this contest. When the game finished, the Hawks went 27 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 46.6%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Saint Joseph's converted 15 out of their 32 attempts (46.9%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a clip of 92.9%. Virginia Tech committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They also coughed it up 9 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Hawks were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this contest.

Erik Reynolds II ended up being a factor for the Hawks for the game. He made 10 out of 19 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and added 1 rebound. He recorded 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists for the game.

Saint Joseph's has a record of 8-4 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are shooting 45.3% from the field, which is ranked 175th in the country. Saint Joseph's has earned 917 points so far this year (76.4 per contest) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.7 times per game (55th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per game. The Hawks are committing 13.8 personal fouls every game and they go 75.3% from the charity stripe.

The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 32.2% on 3-point attempts (85 of 264) and their opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.2 assists and 34.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 196th and 178th in the nation. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 110th in the country in points given up per game with 68.4. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (104th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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