St. Joe's at Penn 1/18/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 01/17/2020 at 7:50 PM ET

The Hawks are not playing good at all this year. The Hawks have ended up posting a 3-14 record overall. However, the Saint Joseph’s team has had a lot of issues in the Atlantic 10 this year with an 0-5 record on the year. The last game on the court was a loss to Rhode Island by a score of 71-61.

When it comes to scoring on the year the Hawks have ended up scoring only 69.5 points per game. The defense for Saint Joseph has been horrible this season with 81.3 points a game allowed. The Hawks have pulled down 38.1 boards a game on the year. When it comes to the passing game the Hawks have only managed to get 12.9 assist a game.

The Quakers come into the game here with an 0-2 record in the Ivy League so far. However, the Penn team has posted a 7-6 record overall on the season and have looked shaky in a lot of those wins on the season. The last 2 games for the Quakers were losses to Princeton with the most recent loss being lost by a 63-58 score.

Penn has been able to play decent offense on the year with 76.5 points per game being scored. The defense for Penn has allowed a total of 73.7 points a game to be scored against them. The Quakers have ended up with 36.5 boards a game and 16.2 assist a game.

    Penn is heading into the game here with a better offense, but also a lot better defense on the year. What else does not help Saint Joseph is the fact that their offense is lacking quite a bit and even against a lot of bad defense’s this season the Hawks have had problems scoring. Look for the Quakers offense to continue to play great in the game here and completely control the game. Final Score Prediction, Penn Quakers win and cover ATS 82-68.

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