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Two teams from the Atlantic 10 conference battle it out at the Michael J. Hagan Arena in Philadelphia as the Saint Joseph’s Hawks host the VCU Rams on January 21, 9:00 PM EST. The Hawks are looking to start a winning streak after ending their five-game losing streak last Saturday. On the other hand, the visiting Rams are also looking to have another winning streak following a blowout victory last weekend. For the season, VCU is 3-2 in the conference and 13-5 overall while Saint Joseph’s is winless in the conference in five games and are just 4-14 overall this season.

Saint Joseph’s are in the winning column in their last game against the Penn Quakers, 87-81. It was a hard-fought win for the Hawks who ended a five-game losing streak. In their win against Penn, G Ryan Daly led the way with 30 points, nine boards and nine assists. G Cameron Brown added 17 points, five rebounds and two assists while F Myles Douglas and F Anthony Longpre chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively. It was a close game against the Quakers but the Hawks were able to get the victory.

For the season, Saint Joseph’s offense is not that bad as they are averaging 70.5 points per game while shooting 38.2% from the field, 29.8% from beyond the arc and 68.5% from the free throw line. However, it is their defense that is very poor this season as they are letting opponents score 81.3 points per game. In their last 10 matchups against VCU, the Hawks have only won four games but they are 8-2 ATS. They are also 1-6 SU in their last seven home games.

Saint Joseph’s Hawks vs VCU Rams Predictions 1/21/2020

On the other hand, the VCU Rams are coming off an easy victory against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 91-63, last Saturday at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. In their lopsided win against the Bonnies, G Nah’Shon Hyland led the team with 21 points, eight rebounds and two assists. F Marcus Santos-Silva added 17 points and 11 rebounds. F Isaac Vann also chipped in 10 points, one rebound and one assist.

The Rams are averaging 71.7 points per game while allowing just 62.1 points for the season. They are shooting 43.2% from the field, 34.2% from threes and 71.4% from the free throw line. In their last 13 games, VCU are just 3-10 ATS but they are 13-5 SU in their last 18 games. Against Saint Joseph’s, the Rams are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 matchups but 4-2 SU in the last six.

Saint Joseph’s Hawks vs VCU Rams. The NCAA-B Men’s Pick for this match is the VCU Rams -11.5. The Rams are just the better team overall but their defense really stands out. Both teams can score but VCU plays defense compared to the Hawks. Prediction is a blowout 85-59 victory for the Rams away from home against the Hawks.

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