Saint Joseph’s Hawks vs Rhode Island Rams 01/03/2021 NCAAB Predictions, Odds & Previews

Saint Joseph’s Hawks vs Rhode Island Rams 01/03/2021

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Saint Joseph’s Hawks	+12.5 (-110)	155 o (-110)	+645
Rhode Island Rams	-12.5 (-110)	155 u (-110)	-855

Preview: The Hawks begin a two game road swing starting Sunday at Rhode Island. SJU and the Rams tip at 4:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Network, with free audio available on @tunein. #THWND | #theSTORY https://t.co/aTFBg7XITL

— SJU Hawks MBB (@SJUHawks_MBB) January 2, 2021

Saint Joseph’s Hawks

Saint Joseph’s Hawks need to improve on every aspect of their performance. The Hawks are certainly a struggling team and the odds have never been in their favor. Saint Joseph’s will need to focus more on their defensive end if they want to prevent opponents from scoring. In their last game, they lost against VCU with a final score of 80-64. The Hawks are touching an average of 73 points per game and are shooting at just 40 plus a percentage from their field goal attempts.

Players to watch: R. Daly G (GP 5 MIN 33 PTS 17.2 REB 6.2 AST 2.8 STL 0.8 BLK 0.2 TO 3.2 FG% 40.6 FT% 68.4), T. Funk G (GP 6 MIN 27.7 PTS 14.3 REB 5.8 AST 1.2 STL 0.7 BLK 1 TO 0.5 FG% 52.5 FT% 75), D. Bishop G (GP 6 MIN 27.3 PTS 11.3 REB 2.8 AST 1.8 STL 0.3 BLK 0 TO 3.3 FG% 37.3 FT% 90).

Rhode Island Rams

The Rhode Island Rams bounced back from their three-game losing streak in their last outing. The Rams defeated Saint Bonaventure in their last game with a final score of 63-53. Rhode Island is doing a better job than Saint Joseph’s, but they still have room for improvement. The Rams are touching an average of close to 72 points per game. However, they are shooting at an average of close to 46 percent from their field goal attempts.

Players to watch: F. Russell G (GP 9 MIN 32.4 PTS 13.8 REB 3.2 AST 3.8 STL 2 BLK 0.2 TO 2.4 FG% 31.5 FT% 84.9), J. Sheppard G (GP 9 MIN 28.4 PTS 10.1 REB 2.2 AST 2.4 STL 1.4 BLK 0.1 TO 2.8 FG% 50 FT% 87.5), A. Walker F (GP 9 MIN 25.2 PTS 8.4 REB 7.6 AST 1.4 STL 0.6 BLK 1 TO 2 FG% 55.6 FT% 86.7).

Trends

Saint Joseph’s Hawks

Saint Joseph’s is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Saint Joseph’s’ last 10 games.
Saint Joseph’s is 0-9 SU in their last 9 games.
Saint Joseph’s is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against Rhode Island.
Hawks are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games on the road.

Rhode Island Rams

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rhode Island’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Rhode Island’s last 9 games against Saint Joseph’s.
Rhode Island is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Rhode Island’s last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rhode Island’s last 6 games when playing at home against Saint Joseph’s.