Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams Prediction, 1/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams

Date: Friday, January 19, 2024

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN

The VCU Rams (10-7) will play the Saint Louis Billikens (8-9) at Stuart C. Siegel Center on Friday.

The Saint Louis Billikens stepped onto the hardwood against Dayton and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-65 in their last contest. Saint Louis walked away from the game with a 40.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 66) and made 8 of their 23 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Billikens made 3 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 42.9%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 assists in this game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to defense, Saint Louis allowed 42.6% from the field on 23 out of 54 shooting. Dayton totaled 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, Dayton snagged 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Dayton walked away from this one shooting 55.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 29 tries. They made 8 out of their 28 shots from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Billikens ended up with 19 while Dayton recorded 11 personal fouls.

Gibson Jimerson is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the contest at 31.3% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played for 37 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 13 points on 5 of 16 shooting.

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Saint Louis will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-9 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a team they commit 17.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Saint Louis is pulling in 34.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 207 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 285th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Billikens are hitting 38.4% on shots from beyond the arc (135 of 352) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They average 73.8 points per outing (213th in D-1) on 44.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Billikens are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They rank 191st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 220 conceded so far this season. The Billikens defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.9% (453 of 1,009) and they concede 36.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 33.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 296th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.2).

For their last game, the VCU Rams took home the win by a final score of 71-65 against La Salle. The Rams corralled 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. La Salle committed 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a rate of 67.9%. Concerning three-point shots, VCU converted 6 of 13 attempts (46.2%). When the game finished, the Rams finished 23 for 48 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.9%. The Rams allowed La Salle to knock down 22 of their 65 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 33.8% for the matchup. They shot 26.1% from three-point range by going 6 out of 23 and finished the contest at 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). Concerning rebounding, VCU allowed La Salle to collect 32 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Sean Bairstow ended up having an impact for the Rams in this game. He knocked down 4 out of 5 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 12 dimes for this game.

VCU has a win-loss record of 10-7 on the season. As an offense, the Rams are shooting 45.3% from the field, which has them ranked 159th in Division 1. VCU has accumulated 1,244 points on the season (73.2 per contest) and they pull in 36.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.4 times per contest (125th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game. The Rams have committed 16.8 fouls every game while shooting 76.8% from the charity stripe.

The Rams on defense are ranked 92nd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 67.6. They are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (54th in Division 1). The VCU defense gives up 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (103 of 335) and opponents are converting on 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 9.9 assists and 32.8 rebounds every game, which is 13th and 76th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take VCU and under the total points

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