UAB Blazers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 3/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: UAB (+6)

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is the location where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (22-12) will go up against the UAB Blazers (22-12) on Wednesday in the 1st round of the NIT. Saint Joseph's opens this game as 6-point favorites. The over/under is 155.

The UAB Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against Memphis and took a loss by a score of 84-72 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Blazers finished with 21 and Memphis accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of 13 shots from distance. Memphis went 60.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 23 shots. In addition, Memphis collected 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Memphis earned 13 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. With regard to defense, UAB allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 32 out of 68 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 40 with 19 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Blazers made 17 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. UAB finished the contest having earned a 34.8% field goal percentage (24 out of 69) and buried 7 of their 27 3-point shots.

Yaxel Lendeborg is a player who played a role in this contest. He recorded 19 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins and pulled down 17 rebounds. He finished the game at 37.5% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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UAB heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 22-12 so far this year. They cough up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.5 fouls every game. As a team, UAB is pulling in 39.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 549 assists on the season, which has them ranked 25th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Blazers are shooting 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (224 of 661) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.5 pts per game (16th in the nation) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Blazers have forced 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 35.1% on shots from distance and they rank 299th in college in points per game allowed (76.2). The Blazers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.1% (947 of 2,100) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 276th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 462 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Saint Joseph's Hawks took a loss by a score of 74-64 against George Mason. The Hawks were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. George Mason committed 14 fouls in the game which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Saint Joseph's converted 8 out of their 36 attempts (22.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks finished shooting 22 out of 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. The Hawks allowed George Mason to convert 26 out of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.0% for this game. They wrapped up this game 52.9% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 17 and finished the game at 13 of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, Saint Joseph's permitted George Mason to get 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Xzayvier Brown was important for the Hawks in this contest. He converted 9 of 19 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He scored 26 points in his 37 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist in the game.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss mark of 22-12 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks 204th in the nation. Saint Joseph's has scored 2,562 pts for the season (75.4 per game) and they pull down 37.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.6 times per game (103rd in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 14.4 personal fouls every game and they go 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Saint Joseph's defense allows 33.5% on shots from distance (229 of 684) and their opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 12.8 dimes and 34.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 147th and 180th in the country. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 72nd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 68.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the floor (59th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's (-6)

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