Saint Joseph's Hawks vs VCU Rams Prediction, 2/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs VCU Rams

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (17-10) are traveling to Stuart C. Siegel Center on Sunday where they will go up against the VCU Rams (17-9).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks took the court against George Washington and notched a win by a score of 79-75 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawks ended up with 10 and George Washington totaled 21 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of 27 attempts from three-point range. George Washington went 84.6% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 13 shots. Moreover, George Washington had 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. George Washington doled out 13 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Saint Joseph's let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the floor on 26 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hawks made 20 of 27 attempts for a rate of 74.1%. Saint Joseph's finished the game having earned a 47.2% FG percentage (25 out of 53) and converted 9 of 22 shots from 3-point land.

Erik Reynolds II is a player who was a factor for this game. He ended up scoring 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also totaled 5 boards. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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Saint Joseph's steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 17-10 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Saint Joseph's is grabbing 36.1 boards per game and is sitting with 399 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 83rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (279 of 771) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They average 76.8 pts per game (89th in Division 1) while shooting 44.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are 296th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 383 conceded this year. The Hawks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.6% (668 of 1,607) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 34.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 163rd in the country in opponents points per game (71.3).

In their last game, the VCU Rams took a loss by a score of 74-52 against UMass. The Rams were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 31 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. UMass had 13 fouls for the game which took the Rams to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Pertaining to shots from distance, VCU converted 8 out of 25 tries (32.0%). Overall, the Rams finished the game shooting 17 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 30.4%. The Rams allowed UMass to convert 28 of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.5% for the matchup. They went 32.0% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 25 and finished the game at 10 of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). When discussing how they rebounded, VCU permitted UMass to grab 39 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Joseph Bamisile was important for the Rams for the contest. He converted 3 out of 13 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 23.1%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 28 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

VCU has a win-loss record of 17-9 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 221st in Division 1. VCU has earned 1,862 points for the campaign (71.6 per contest) and they collect 35.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (128th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest. The Rams are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.7% from the free throw line.

The VCU defense concedes 29.1% on 3-point shots (153 of 525) and their opponents are connecting on 74.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.4 assists and 33.0 rebounds per game, ranking them 18th and 83rd in those defensive categories. The Rams are ranked 37th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 66.2. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the floor (20th in D-1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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