Saint Joseph's Hawks vs VCU Rams Prediction, 3/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs VCU Rams

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: CBSSN

The VCU Rams (21-12) will try to defeat the Saint Joseph's Hawks (21-12) at Barclays Center on Saturday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks took the court against Richmond and notched a win by a score of 66-61 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 11 and Richmond racked up 17 personal fouls. They converted 5 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Richmond finished 72.7% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 11 tries. In addition, Richmond had 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Richmond dished out 16 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 24 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled 40 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 14 of 18 shots for a rate of 77.8%. Saint Joseph's ended the contest having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and made 6 of their 22 three-point shots.

Erik Reynolds II is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He went 57.9% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 38 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He walked away with 30 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's enters this game with a record of 21-12 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Saint Joseph's is collecting 35.9 boards per contest and has earned 476 assists on the campaign, which ranks 81st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hawks are hitting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (333 of 931) and 72.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.0 pts per contest (108th in the country) while shooting 44.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They rank 297th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 458 conceded so far this season. The Hawks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.7% (817 of 1,958) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They concede 33.5% from 3-point land while they are 132nd in the nation in PPG allowed (70.5).

In their last game, the VCU Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 73-59 when they faced UMass. Concerning cleaning the glass, VCU permitted UMass to grab 25 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 29.2% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Rams permitted UMass to make 19 out of 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 35.2% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Rams ended up shooting 22 for 44 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In terms of three-point attempts, VCU converted 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.7%. UMass had 23 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Rams were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest.

Joseph Bamisile was important for the Rams in this contest. He earned 18 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 6 of 9 for this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

VCU has a win-loss record of 21-12 this year. As an offense, the Rams are shooting 44.4% from the field, which has them ranked 195th in the country. VCU has 2,386 pts for the campaign (72.3 per game) and they pull in 35.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per contest (119th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. The Rams are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 52nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.2. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (32nd in Division 1). The VCU defense surrenders 31.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (221 of 703) and opponents are making 74.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.6 assists and 32.5 rebounds per game, which is 19th and 52nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VCU

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