Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (11-7) are headed to John M. Belk Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Davidson Wildcats (12-6).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced off with VCU and ended up losing by a score of 78-69 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 19 and VCU accumulated 17 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 22 attempts from long range. VCU shot 74.1% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 27 attempts. On top of that, VCU collected 42 rebounds (9 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. VCU distributed 13 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to go 42.1% from the field on 24 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks made 13 of 18 tries for a rate of 72.2%. Saint Joseph's walked away from the contest having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (24 of 72) and made 8 out of their 36 shots from downtown.

Xzayvier Brown is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He went 46.7% from the field and earned 5 assists. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 7 boards. He finished with 22 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's heads into this contest with a record of 11-7 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a team they commit 14.6 fouls every game. As a team, Saint Joseph's is collecting 37.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 290 assists for the season, which has them ranked 83rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 34.4% on shots from downtown (170 of 494) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.3 pts per game (145th in college hoops) while shooting 44.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hawks are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are ranked 203rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 246 surrendered on the season. The Hawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.6% (447 of 1,100) and they concede 35.1 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 32.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 108th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (69.1).

The last time they took the court, the Davidson Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-90 against Rhode Island. The Wildcats recorded 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. Rhode Island committed 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a rate of 73.7%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Davidson buried 10 of 25 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Wildcats finished 33 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 56.9%. The Wildcats permitted Rhode Island to make 36 out of their 67 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.7% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 54.2% from distance by hitting 13 out of 24 and finished the game at 7 out of 11 at the free throw line (63.6%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Davidson allowed Rhode Island to grab 25 in all (9 offensive).

Reed Bailey was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He converted 9 of 16 for this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and had 9 rebounds. He racked up 30 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accumulated 11 assists for the contest.

Davidson has a record of 12-6 for the year. The Wildcats are committing 15.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per game (62nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.9 times per game. Davidson has accounted for 1,384 pts so far this season (76.9 per contest) and they grab 34.3 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks 56th in D-1.

The Wildcats are ranked 174th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 71.0. They have forced 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (238th in the nation). The Davidson defense gives up 35.8% on 3-pointers (143 of 400) and opponents are knocking down 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.1 assists and 33.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 108th and 118th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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