Saint Joseph’s vs Davidson 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Davidson Wildcats (10-2) vs. Saint Joseph's Hawks (7-5)
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Saint Joseph's Hawks +4 / Davidson Wildcats -4; Over/Under: +142
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The Davidson Wildcats and the Saint Joseph’s Hawks meet in A-10 college hoops action from the Hagan Arena on Wednesday night.
The Davidson Wildcats will look to build on a 108-64 win over subdivision Johnson and Wales last time out. Hyunjung Lee leads the Wildcats in scoring with 17.5 PPG along with 6.4 RPG while Mike Jones has 12.3 PPG and Luka Brajkovic has 12.1 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG as well this season. Foster Loyer also has 15.2 PPG and a team-high 3 APG to make up the rest of the group of double-digit scorers for Davidson so far this season while Sam Mennenga has 7.2 PPG and 5.2 RPG. As a team, Davidson is averaging 78 PPG on 50% shooting from the field, 42.4% from three and 76.7% from the foul line while allowing 64.8 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field and 33% from three this season.
The Saint Joseph’s Hawks will look to add to their 83-56 road win over Richmond last time out. Jordan Hall leads the Hawks in scoring and assists with 16.3 PPG and 6.5 APG while Taylor Funk has 14.5 PPG with 7.1 RPG and Ejike Obinna has 13.3 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Hawks on the glass and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Saint Joseph’s so fr this season. Erik Reynolds II has 9.4 PPG as well for the Hawks this season. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 72 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 32.9% from three and 66.3% from the foul line while allowing 68.9 PPG on 41.1% shooting from the field and 33.9% from three this season.
Davidson is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games. Saint Joseph’s is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
I think it’s fair to call into question the toughness of Davidson’s schedule as there haven’t been a ton of tough opponents. However, the shots are still falling more often than not for Davidson and I just don’t think that Saint Joseph’s makes enough shots with consistency to keep up when Davidson’s are falling. I look for the Wildcats to chip away and blow past the Hawks and ultimately cover this low number.
