Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Louis Billikens (10-6) are headed to Siegel Center on Tuesday where they will play the VCU Rams (12-4).

The Saint Louis Billikens faced St. Bonaventure and earned the victory with a final of 73-68 in their last game. Saint Louis ended the game with a 49.0% FG percentage (25 of 51) and made 13 of 33 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Billikens buried 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 26 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding the defense, Saint Louis let their opponent shoot 40.6% from the floor on 26 out of 64 shooting. St. Bonaventure recorded 12 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, St. Bonaventure snagged 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. Bonaventure finished shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 14 attempts. They made 4 of their 17 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Billikens finished with 16 while St. Bonaventure racked up 14 personal fouls.

Gibson Jimerson is one guy who came through in this contest. He left the arena with 28 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins and totaled 6 boards. He went 60.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Saint Louis steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 10-6 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Saint Louis is grabbing 36.2 boards per contest and has earned 259 assists on the season, which has them ranked 90th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Billikens are hitting 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (161 of 447) and 64.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.4 points per contest (122nd in college hoops) while hitting 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Billikens are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They concede 32.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 145th in college in PPG allowed (70.3). The Billikens are allowing a FG percentage of 42.0% (415 of 989) and they surrender 35.3 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 34th in college in allowing assists with 175 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the VCU Rams went home victorious with a score of 73-61 against Fordham. When discussing rebounding, VCU permitted Fordham to grab 30 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 21 and ended up going 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Rams allowed Fordham to make 21 of their 57 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 36.8% for the matchup. Overall, the Rams went 27 for 65 from the floor which had them shooting 41.5%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, VCU buried 5 of 26 attempts (19.2%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 63.6%. Fordham was called for 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Rams earned 25 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards totaling 44 for the contest.

Joseph Bamisile pitched in for the Rams in this game. He converted 7 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest.

VCU has a record of 12-4 for the year. The Rams commit 18.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per contest (96th in college) and they turn it over 12.1 times per game. VCU has accumulated 1,241 pts on the campaign (77.6 per contest) and they snag 38.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rams are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks them 190th in college.

The VCU defense allows 30.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (86 of 283) and their opponents are making 69.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 9.9 dimes and 34.2 rebounds per game, ranking them 18th and 169th in D-1. The Rams on defense are ranked 16th in the nation in points given up per game with 62.5. They are able to force 14.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (29th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU

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