The No. 5 seed VCU Rams (21-12, 11-7 A-10) are squaring off against the No. 9 seed Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (21-12, 9-9 A-10) in the A-10 tournament on Saturday at Barclays Center, at 1:00 PM ET airing on CBS Sports Network.

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VCU vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Saturday, March 16, 2024
• Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
• Location: Brooklyn, New York
• Arena: Barclays Center

VCU vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: VCU win (57.4%)

Read these betting insights and trends before you bet on Saturday's VCU-Saint Joseph's (PA) spread (VCU -2.5) or total (138.5 points).

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VCU vs. Saint Joseph's (PA): ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• VCU is 20-13-0 ATS this season.
• Saint Joseph's (PA) has put together an 18-15-0 record against the spread this year.
• VCU (12-9) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 2.5 points or more this season (57.1%) than Saint Joseph's (PA) (5-5) does as a 2.5+-point underdog (50%).
• The Rams have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than away games. They have covered 11 times in 19 games at home, and they've covered six times in nine games on the road.
• Against the spread, the Hawks have been better at home (9-8-0) than away (5-7-0).
• VCU is 12-8-0 against the spread in conference action this year.
• Against the spread in A-10 play, Saint Joseph's (PA) is 8-12-0 this year.

VCU vs. Saint Joseph's (PA): Moneyline Betting Stats

• VCU has won in 18, or 78.3%, of the 23 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• This season, the Rams have come away with a win 16 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -137 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Saint Joseph's (PA) has been the moneyline underdog 14 total times this season. Saint Joseph's (PA) has gone 6-8 in those games.
• The Hawks have a 4-7 record (winning just 36.4% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies VCU has a 57.8% chance of walking away with the win.

VCU vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) Head-to-Head Comparison

• VCU has a +169 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.1 points per game. It is putting up 72.3 points per game to rank 217th in college basketball and is giving up 67.2 per contest to rank 49th in college basketball.
• Max Shulga ranks 322nd in college basketball with a team-high 14.6 points per game.
• Saint Joseph's (PA) has a +181 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.5 points per game. It is putting up 76.0 points per game, 107th in college basketball, and is allowing 70.5 per contest to rank 129th in college basketball.
• Erik Reynolds II's team-leading 17.0 points per game rank him 128th in college basketball.
• The Rams grab 35.5 rebounds per game (164th in college basketball) while conceding 32.5 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 3.0 boards per game.
• Toibu Lawal leads the Rams with 5.9 rebounds per game (366th in college basketball action).
• The Hawks are 137th in the nation at 35.9 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 35.1 their opponents average.
• Rasheer Fleming is 149th in the country with 7.3 rebounds per game, leading the Hawks.
• VCU ranks 119th in college basketball by averaging 97.7 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 110th in college basketball, allowing 90.8 points per 100 possessions.
• The Hawks average 98.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (103rd in college basketball), and concede 91.1 points per 100 possessions (122nd in college basketball).

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