Saint Joseph’s vs Texas Prediction 11-22-24 College Basketball Picks
Texas (4-1) vs. Saint Joseph's (4-1)
November 22, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Saint Joseph's +8.5; Over/Under: +147.5
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The Saint Joseph’s Hawks and the Texas Longhorns meet Friday in college basketball action from the Barclays Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Saint Joseph’s vs Texas Prediction.
Saint Joseph’s Recap
The Saint Joseph’s Hawks come into this one looking to build on their 78-77 win over Texas Tech from Thursday’s matchup. Saint Joseph’s will face Coppin State and Princeton after this one.
Hawks Looking For Another Upset
Entering Thursday, Xzayvier Brown leads the Hawks in scoring and assists with 16.8 PPG and 6.2 APG along with 5.8 RPG and 2 SPG while Erik Reynolds II has 14.5 PPG with 4 RPG and 3.3 APG as well on the year. Rasheer Fleming has 13.8 PPG along with 7.8 RPG to lead the Hawks on the glass and Derek Simpson has 11.8 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.8 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Saint Joseph’s so far this season. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 76.5 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three, and 77.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Saint Joseph’s Hawks will win
- Saint Joseph’s has won five of its last six games played at neutral venues.
Texas Recap
The Texas Longhorns will be out to add to their 70-66 win over Syracuse last time out.
Longhorns Grind Out Win Vs. Orange
Going into Thursday’s game, Tre Johnson leads the Longhorns in scoring with 23.5 PPG along with 3 RPG and 2 APG while Arthur Kaluma has 14.5 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Longhorns in rebounding and Kadin Shedrick has 11 PPG with 5.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Texas so far this season. Chendall Weaver has 7.5 PPG with 6.8 RPG while Julian Larry has a team-high 4 APG as well on the year. As a team, Texas is averaging 89 PPG on 52.9% shooting from the field, 38.3% from three, and 71.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Texas Longhorns will win
- Texas has won each of its last 11 Friday games.
Saint Joseph’s vs Texas Prediction
I’m on the over here. I think this is going to be an entertaining matchup and I think Texas will be able to get whatever they want inside against this Hawks’ defense. However, the Hawks also shoot a ton of 3s, and Texas’ defense hasn’t been the best at defending the perimeter. I think this can be a track meet so give me the over here.
