Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (7-4) are hitting the road to The Palestra on Saturday where they will try to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced American and walked away with a win by a score of 84-57 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 13 and American finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 7 of 24 attempts from distance. American ended up shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 15 shots. Moreover, American pulled down 22 boards (11 offensive, 11 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. American earned 11 assists and had 10 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Saint Joseph's allowed 35.7% from the field on 20 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 30 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hawks buried 18 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Saint Joseph's walked away from the game with a 60.4% FG percentage (29 out of 48) and made 8 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Rasheer Fleming is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished with 26 points on 11 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and also totaled 11 rebounds. He shot 73.3% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Saint Joseph's steps onto the court with a record of 7-4 for the season. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 13.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is collecting 35.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 181 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 87th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 34.3% on 3-point shots (97 of 283) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They average 75.9 points per outing (192nd in the country) on 45.1% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on shots from downtown while they are 126th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (69.0). The Hawks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.5% (275 of 663) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 173rd in the nation in giving up assists with 143 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away with a victory by a final of 80-72 against Navy. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Virginia Tech allowed Navy to pull down 30 overall (15 offensive). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 16 from the charity stripe (93.8%). The Hokies allowed Navy to make 24 of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Hokies ended up shooting 27 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 52.9%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Virginia Tech buried 10 of their 18 attempts (55.6%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.9%. Navy had 16 fouls in this contest which got the Hokies to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Hokies collected 11 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 17 for the game.

Ben Burnham ended up having an impact for the Hokies for the matchup. He made 7 of 9 in this matchup for a rate of 77.8%, and had 1 rebound. He totaled 17 points in his 22 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss record of 5-6 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hokies are connecting on 43.1% from the floor, which ranks them 262nd in D-1. Virginia Tech has tallied 783 pts this year (71.2 per game) and they grab 35.8 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 13.5 times per game (229th in college hoops) and they turn it over 14.7 times per contest. The Hokies have committed 18.9 fouls every game and they go 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Virginia Tech defense surrenders 29.7% on 3-point attempts (82 of 276) and opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.7 assists and 30.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 157th and 34th in D-1. The Hokies on the defensive end are ranked 160th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (244th in college).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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