Saint Louis Billikens (12-19) vs. Rhode Island Rams (12-19)
March 12, 2024 4:30 pm EDT
The Line: Rhode Island Rams +1.5; Over/Under: +160.5
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The Saint Louis Billikens and Rhode Island Rams meet Tuesday in the college basketball Atlantic 10 Championship First Round at the Barclays Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Saint Louis Billikens vs Rhode Island Rams prediction.
Saint Louis Billikens Betting Preview
The Saint Louis Billikens recently beat Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure, while losing to Dayton. The Saint Louis Billikens are averaging 75 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 79.5 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Sincere Parker is averaging 15.9 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Gibson Jimerson is averaging 15.4 points and 2 assists. Terrence Hargrove Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Bradley Ezewiro is grabbing 6.1 rebounds. The Saint Louis Billikens are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Louis Billikens are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.4 rebounds per game.
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Rhode Island Rams Betting Preview
The Rhode Island Rams recently lost to St. Louis and George Mason, while beating Fordham. The Rhode Island Rams are averaging 72.6 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 76.4 points on 45.2 percent shooting. David Green is averaging 14.3 points and 0.8 assists, while Jaden House is averaging 14 points and 3.2 rebounds. Luis Kortright is the third double-digit scorer and Zek Montgomery is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Rhode Island Rams are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 64.7 percent from the free throw line. The Rhode Island Rams are allowing 35.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.
Saint Louis Billikens vs Rhode Island Rams prediction
There’s not a lot of separation between Saint Louis and Rhode Island. Both the Billikens and Rams can score the basketball, but they don’t play much defense and have had a lot of similar losses. With that said, Saint Louis beat Rhode Island on the road last week and enters the tournament in better form overall. The Rhode Island Rams have lost 8 of their last 10 games. Saint Louis also has a player in Gibson Jimerson who has been the best player on the floor most nights and has been recently logging 39–40 minutes. That sort of dedication is needed come tournament play, and it could be key to the Billikens stealing a win or two. I’ll lay the small chalk with Saint Louis.
