Villanova Wildcats vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Villanova Wildcats (2-1) are traveling to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Saint Joseph's Hawks (1-1).

The Villanova Wildcats played NJIT and notched a win by a score of 91-54 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 14 and NJIT totaled 19 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 25 tries from long range. NJIT finished 40.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 2 of 5 shots. In addition, NJIT pulled down 15 rebounds (3 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. NJIT doled out 13 dimes and had 1 steal in this game. In reference to defense, Villanova allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the floor on 21 out of 50 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected a total of 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 16 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Villanova wrapped up the game with a 57.1% FG percentage (32 out of 56) and knocked down 11 out of their 23 shots from distance.

Eric Dixon is one guy who played a role for the game. He finished with 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 26 minutes and also totaled 10 rebounds. He finished shooting 72.7% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Villanova will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-1 on the season. They are averaging 82.0 pts per contest (140th in D-1) while hitting 51.1% from the floor. The Wildcats are connecting on 38.2% on shots from 3-point land (26 of 68) and 80.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Villanova is snagging 36.3 boards per game and is sitting with 47 dimes for the campaign, which is 21st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 168th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (69.0). The Wildcats defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (74 of 163) and they relinquish 24.0 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 341st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 45 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-67 when they faced Central Connecticut. In the matter of rebounding, Saint Joseph's allowed Central Connecticut to get 31 in all (4 offensive). They finished 33.3% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). The Hawks allowed Central Connecticut to convert 28 of their 57 tries from the field which left them shooting 49.1% for this game. When all was said and done, the Hawks finished shooting 25 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 43.1%. In relation to shooting from distance, Saint Joseph's buried 7 of their 30 attempts (23.3%). They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 58.8%. Central Connecticut had 15 fouls for the game which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Hawks collected 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this game.

Rasheer Fleming ended up being a factor for the Hawks for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 11 for this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and tallied 16 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

Saint Joseph's has a mark of 1-1 on the season. The Hawks commit 13.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.0 times per contest (245th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest. Saint Joseph's has earned 137 pts on the campaign (68.5 per game) and they snag 36.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Hawks are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 258th in D-1.

The Saint Joseph's defense surrenders 30.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (14 of 46) and opponents are converting on 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 36.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 212th and 236th in Division 1. The Hawks are ranked 155th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (194th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villanova

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