Saint Joseph’s vs Fairleigh Dickinson 12/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and the Saint Joseph’s Hawks meet in college basketball action from the Hagan Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights come into this game on the heels of a third straight loss, this one coming at the hands of Hartford by a final score of 74-66. Demetre Roberts leads FDU in scoring and assists with 16.1 PPG along with 4.2 APG while Grant Singleton has 15.3 PPG and 3.1 APG. Heru Bligen has 14.2 PPG and 5.3 RPG while Ansley Almonor has 13.5 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Fairleigh Dickinson up to this point in the year. As a team, Fairleigh Dickinson is averaging 78.8 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 32.2% from three and 73% from the foul line this season.

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks will look to build on an 85-80 win over Penn in OT last time out. Erik Reynolds II leads the Hawks in scoring with 19.8 PPG while Cameron Brown has 10.5 PPG with 5.8 RPG this season. Lynn Greer III has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Hawks in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Saint Joseph’s up to this point in the season. Kacper Klaczek also has a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Hawks on the glass this season. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 69.5 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field, 32.2% from three and 65.8% from the foul line this season.

Fairleigh Dickinson is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the over is 21-6-1 in their last 28 Saturday games. Saint Joseph’s is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS win.

I get the case to be made across the board here, but I’m looking at the under. Fairleigh Dickinson’s been involved in these high total games all year long, only to not be able to hold up their end of the bargain and to watch the game come in well under the total. Saint Joseph’s can score in their own right but I don’t expect them to light it up here and I think at the end of the day, this one comes in well under the number.