Saint Joseph’s vs Saint Louis 12/31/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

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

The Saint Louis Billikens will look to rebound from a 69-67 loss to SIU-Edwardsville last time out. Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens in scoring with 12.7 PPG while Yuri Collins has 12.7 PPG with a team-high 10.3 APG to lead the Billikens in assists, averaging a double-double per game this season. Javonte Perkins has 11.2 PPG and Javon Pickett has 10.8 PPG with 6.2 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Saint Louis up to this point in the year. Francis Okoro has 6.8 PPG and a team-high 9.3 RPG to lead the Billikens on the glass this season. As a team, Saint Louis is averaging 76.3 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three and 76.3% from the foul line this season.

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks will be on the hunt to build on an 83-66 win over Central Connecticut State last time out. Erik Reynolds II leads the Hawks in scoring with 18.6 PPG while Cameron Brown has 13.8 PPG with 6.1 RPG this season. Lynn Greer III has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 3.8 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. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 71.2 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 69.5% from the foul line this season.

Saint Louis is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games following three or more consecutive home games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 Saturday games. Saint Joseph’s is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.

I get the case to be made for the Hawks here as they’re battle tested and are a home dog here, but I still am holding out hope that we’ve yet to see the best the Billikens have to offer here. Saint Louis is the better and more talented team here and I think that conference play is when we’ll really see them turn it on. I think Saint Louis comes in and wins this one by double-digits, so give me the Billikens here.