Rhode Island vs Saint Joseph’s 1/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks will travel to the Ryan Center to take on the Rhode Island Rams this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks dropped to 7-6 on the season after being defeated by the Davidson Wildcats, 88-73, this past Wednesday. Saint Joseph’s trailed by a 38-33 margin at halftime and could not fight back after Davidson took a 55-39 lead with 14:23 left in regulation. Saint Joseph’s shot 41.5% from the field & 39.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Davidson to shoot 50.8% from the field & 45.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hawks was Jordan Hall who had 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 72.1 ppg on 43.3% shooting from the field. The Hawks are averaging 9.0 three-pointers per game on 33.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Saint Joseph’s has been led by Jordan Hall (16.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6.5 apg, 1.3 apg), Taylor Funk (13.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.1 spg), Ejike Obinna (12.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg), & Erik Reynolds II (9.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.8 apg).

Defensively, Saint Joseph’s is allowing their opponents to an average of 70.4 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Hawks have a rebound margin of 3.3 and a turnover margin of -3.5.

The Rhode Island Rams dropped to 9-4 on the season after being defeated by the Davidson Wildcats, this past Saturday. Rhode Island held a late 68-67 lead after a pair for FT’s from Makhel Mitchell, however, the Rams offense stalled down the stretch and the Wildcats were able to pull away after a pair of FT’s by Foster Loyer made it a two-possession game with just :13 seconds left in regulation. Rhode Island shot 52.0% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Davidson to shoot 49.0% from the filed & 25.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Rams was Makhel Mitchell who had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, & 2 blocks.

On the season, Rhode Island is averaging 70.8 ppg on 49.1% shooting from the field. The Rams are averaging 5.8 three-pointers per game on 36.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Rhode Island has been led by Jeremy Sheppard (11.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.5 spg), Makhel Mitchell (11.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 2.8 bpg), Makhi Mitchell (9.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.0 bpg), & Ishmael Leggett (9.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.4 spg).

Defensively, Rhode Island is holding their opponents to an average of 62.5 ppg on 36.9% shooting from the field. The Rams have a rebound margin of 4.5 and a turnover margin of -1.5.

The Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games & 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. A-10 opponents. The Rams are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games.

Saint Joseph’s comes into this game ranked 183^rd in scoring offense, 224^th in scoring defense, & 143^rd in defensive FG%. Rhode Island has been led by their defense which ranks 46^th in scoring defense & 5^th in defensive FG%, however, the Rams can at times struggle putting up points and come into this game ranked just 210^th in scoring offense.

Rhode Island is a tough team to play on their home court, however, Saint Joseph’s have been solid this season which includes an impressive double-digit road win against Temple & Richmond. Saint Joseph’s has some solid scoring threats in Jordan Hall & Taylor Funk and as I think their offense can keep this one competitive, I’m taking the Hawks to cover with the points. Good Luck!