Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 3/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Robins Center is where the Richmond Spiders (22-7) will meet the Saint Joseph's Hawks (18-11) on Wednesday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Fordham and walked away with a win by a score of 82-69 in their last contest. Saint Joseph's walked away from the game having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (30 out of 65) and converted 7 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 15 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 assists for this contest while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about defense, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to shoot 41.0% from the floor on 25 out of 61 shooting. Fordham earned 8 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Moreover, Fordham snagged 38 rebounds (15 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Fordham finished the game at 63.2% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 19 shots. They also buried 7 of their 24 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Hawks finished with 17 while Fordham finished the game with 21 fouls.

Kacper Klaczek is a guy who had an impact in the game. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists. He played for 24 minutes and grabbed 6 boards. He walked away with 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's will enter this matchup with a mark of 18-11 on the campaign. They average 76.7 points per outing (88th in the nation) while hitting 44.7% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 36.0% on three-point attempts (298 of 828) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Saint Joseph's is pulling in 36.0 rebounds per contest and has 431 assists for the campaign, which is 98th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 fouls. They rank 264th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 410 surrendered for the season. The Hawks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (717 of 1,723) and they relinquish 35.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 158th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.2).

When they last played, the Richmond Spiders walked away with a victory by a final of 79-76 when they played VCU. The Spiders snagged 27 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this game. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. VCU committed 17 fouls for the contest which got the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 69.2%. Regarding 3-pointers, Richmond converted 9 of their 22 tries (40.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spiders went 26 for 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.1%. The Spiders allowed VCU to convert 26 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 46.4% in the game. They finished the game shooting 41.7% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 24 and finished the contest at 14 out of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). In the matter of rebounds, Richmond permitted VCU to pull down 27 in all (4 offensive).

Jordan King ended up being a factor for the Spiders in the matchup. He had 27 points in his 39 mins on the court and added 3 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Richmond has a record of 22-7 on the season. The Spiders have committed 14.1 fouls every game and they go 73.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.4 times per game (156th in the country) and they cough up possession 8.5 times per contest. Richmond has accumulated 2,134 points this year (73.6 per contest) and they collect 33.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Spiders are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 69th in the country.

The Richmond defense gives up 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (218 of 699) and opponents are converting on 73.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.4 dimes and 37.3 total rebounds per game, which is 66th and 310th in D-1. The Spiders on defense are ranked 36th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 66.1. They are able to force 11.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (12th in D-1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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