Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (10-4) are headed to Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Saint Louis Billikens (7-8).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks took the court against Rhode Island and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-74 in their last contest. Saint Joseph's ended with a 39.7% FG percentage (25 out of 63) and knocked down 8 of 30 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 16 of 26 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest while creating 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning defending, Saint Joseph's allowed their opponent to shoot 41.0% from the floor on 25 of 61 shooting. Rhode Island doled out 18 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Rhode Island pulled down 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Rhode Island walked away from this one shooting 62.9% at the free throw line by making 22 of their 35 attempts. They converted 6 out of their 25 shots from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 25 while Rhode Island accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Lynn Greer is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He went 43.8% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Saint Joseph's comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 10-4 this year. They currently have an average of 77.6 points per game (115th in D-1) while hitting 45.1% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 36.4% on shots from downtown (156 of 429) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Saint Joseph's is collecting 38.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 228 assists on the year, which is 101st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.7 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 fouls. They are 151st in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 181 conceded this year. The Hawks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 37.7% (315 of 835) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 61st in the country in opponents points per game (65.6).

In their last game, the Saint Louis Billikens walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-67 when they played George Mason. The Billikens snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game. They also gave up possession 16 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. George Mason had 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Billikens to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to bury 8 of them for a percentage of 72.7%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Saint Louis made 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Billikens finished 26 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 48.1%. The Billikens permitted George Mason to convert 22 of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0% in this matchup. They went 36.4% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 22 and finished the game at 27 of 34 at the free throw line (79.4%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Saint Louis allowed George Mason to get 23 in total (8 offensive).

Gibson Jimerson was important for the Billikens for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, but didn't pull down a board. He tallied 20 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

Saint Louis has a record of 7-8 this season. The Billikens are responsible for committing 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.7 times per game (307th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. Saint Louis has 1,102 points so far this year (73.5 per contest) and they snag 33.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Billikens are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 183rd in the country.

The Billikens on defense are ranked 298th in the country in points given up per game with 76.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (313th in college basketball). The Saint Louis defense surrenders 33.8% on 3-point attempts (121 of 358) and opponents are converting on 70.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.0 assists and 35.7 rebounds per contest, which is 208th and 217th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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