Saint Louis Billikens vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (15-8) welcome the Saint Louis Billikens (9-14) at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Saturday.

The Saint Louis Billikens took the court against La Salle and notched a win by a score of 102-84 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Billikens ended up with 23 and La Salle had 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 28 tries from three-point range. La Salle ended up going 75.9% from the free throw line by making 22 of 29 attempts. Additionally, La Salle pulled down 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. La Salle distributed 13 assists and had 4 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Saint Louis allowed the other team to go 39.4% from the field on 26 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Billikens made 21 of their 25 shots for a rate of 84.0%. Saint Louis wrapped up the contest with a 56.3% FG percentage (36 out of 64) and converted 9 out of their 20 3-pointers.

Sincere Parker is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He finished the contest at 71.4% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 18 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He scored 33 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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Saint Louis enters this game with a win-loss record of 9-14 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a team, Saint Louis is pulling down 34.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 278 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 271st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Billikens are connecting on 36.5% on 3-pointers (173 of 474) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 73.0 points per outing (215th in college basketball) while shooting 44.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Billikens are forcing 9.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They give up 34.1% on 3-point shots and they are 315th in college hoops in opponents PPG (77.2). The Billikens defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (616 of 1,376) and they surrender 35.9 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 245th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 308 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-79 when they faced Dayton. The Hawks recorded 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. Dayton was called for 13 fouls for this contest which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 8 shots. They were able to convert 4 of the free throws for a percentage of 50.0%. In regard to 3-pointers, Saint Joseph's converted 13 out of their 37 attempts (35.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks shot 31 out of 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4%. The Hawks permitted Dayton to convert 33 out of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.9% in this contest. They went 54.5% from distance via 12 of 22 and ended up shooting 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). When it comes to rebounding, Saint Joseph's permitted Dayton to grab 28 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Cameron Brown pitched in for the Hawks for this game. He buried 7 of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes in this game.

Saint Joseph's has a record of 15-8 on the season. The Hawks have committed 15.6 fouls per contest and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per contest (77th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. Saint Joseph's has accounted for 1,792 points so far this year (77.9 per contest) and they collect 36.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hawks are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 121st in college basketball.

The Hawks are ranked 157th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 71.0. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the floor (50th in college hoops). The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 33.2% on shots from distance (210 of 633) and their opponents are knocking down 68.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.2 dimes and 35.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 296th and 202nd in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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