Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 1/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Location: Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

Ryan Center is where the Rhode Island Rams (6-7) will compete against the Saint Joseph's Hawks (10-3) on Wednesday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced off with Loyola and walked away with a win by a score of 97-56 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up with 16 while Loyola recorded 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 28 tries from three-point range. Loyola finished shooting 46.7% from the free throw line by converting 7 of their 15 tries. On top of that, Loyola pulled down 35 boards (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Loyola recorded 9 assists and had 2 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to shoot 33.9% from the floor on 21 of 62 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 16 of 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. Saint Joseph's finished with a 47.8% field goal percentage (33 of 69) and converted 15 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc.

Rasheer Fleming is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He walked away with 19 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 19 mins played and grabbed 9 rebounds. He shot 61.5% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Saint Joseph's comes into this contest with a mark of 10-3 on the year. They average 77.9 points per game (112th in the country) while hitting 45.5% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 37.1% on 3-pointers (148 of 399) and 73.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Saint Joseph's is collecting 38.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 216 assists this year, which is 47th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 14.5 fouls. They relinquish 29.5% from beyond the arc while they are 48th in college hoops in points per game allowed (64.7). The Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 37.5% (290 of 774) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 176th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 163 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Rhode Island Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 82-71 against Northeastern. The Rams pulled down 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the matchup. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 10 steals in this contest. Northeastern was called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Rams to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of them for a clip of 65.0%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Rhode Island knocked down 7 of their 16 attempts (43.8%). In all, the Rams ended up going 31 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.4%. The Rams permitted Northeastern to convert 28 of 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.9% for this contest. They shot 23.1% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 out of 13 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Rhode Island permitted Northeastern to snag 19 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Jaden House was important for the Rams in this matchup. He totaled 19 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 dimes for the game. He knocked down 6 out of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 4 rebounds.

Rhode Island has a record of 6-7 on the season. The Rams are responsible for committing 15.0 personal fouls every game and they go 60.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.5 times per contest (189th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.3 times per contest. Rhode Island has scored 946 points this season (72.8 per contest) and they grab 38.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Rams are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks 55th in the country.

The Rhode Island defense concedes 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (107 of 300) and their opponents are making 67.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.5 assists and 33.4 boards per game, which is ranked 249th and 104th in those categories on the defensive end. The Rams defensively are ranked 216th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.2. They are forcing 10.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (215th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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