Loyola Ramblers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

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

TV: ESPN

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is the location where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (10-5) will take on the Loyola Ramblers (10-6) on Saturday.

The Loyola Ramblers played Richmond and ended up losing by a score of 58-56 in their last contest. Loyola finished the contest having earned a 38.5% field goal percentage (20 of 52) and made 8 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Ramblers buried 8 of their 14 shots for a rate of 57.1%. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected a total of 35 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about defending, Loyola allowed their opponent to shoot 38.6% from the field on 22 of 57 shooting. Richmond recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Richmond pulled down 30 rebounds (2 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Richmond ended up shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by making 4 of 8 tries. They also buried 10 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Ramblers walked away with 16 while Richmond finished the game with 14 fouls.

Jayden Dawson is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He played 33 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 42.9% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Loyola enters this matchup with a record of 10-6 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Loyola is grabbing 36.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 277 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 18th in the nation in terms of passing. The Ramblers are connecting on 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (135 of 379) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.3 pts per game (217th in the nation) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Ramblers are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They are 166th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 192 relinquished for the year. The Ramblers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.6% (368 of 929) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 80th in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.6).

The last time they took the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks took a loss by a final score of 88-85 against Saint Louis. In reference to how they rebounded, Saint Joseph's allowed Saint Louis to pull down 30 in total (8 on the offensive side). They shot 53.8% from downtown by shooting 14 of 26 and ended up shooting 22 out of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). The Hawks permitted Saint Louis to make 26 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Hawks finished 25 for 66 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.9%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Saint Joseph's knocked down 12 of 35 tries (34.3%). They were able to make 23 of them for a clip of 82.1%. Saint Louis committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Hawks were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the matchup.

Erik Reynolds II ended up being a factor for the Hawks for this contest. He earned 27 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 7 out of 15 for the matchup giving him a rate of 46.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss mark of 10-5 on the season. As an offense, the Hawks are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which has them ranked 195th in the nation. Saint Joseph's has scored 1,172 pts so far this year (78.1 per contest) and they pull in 38.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 16.1 times per contest (53rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per game. The Hawks are committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they go 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 90th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.1. They have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.3% from the field (12th in Division 1). The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 30.7% on 3-pointers (130 of 424) and opponents are converting on 65.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.1 assists and 36.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 212th and 249th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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