St. Josephs Hawks vs. Princeton Tigers NCAAB Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction

St. Josephs Hawks vs. Princeton Tigers NCAAB Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction

Cliff Knox
Date: December 14, 5:00 pm
Location: L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium
TV: ESPNU

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Princeton -8.5
Total: 138

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The Princeton Tigers host the St. Joseph’s Hawks in a non-conference game that will take place at the Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey at 5 PM ET. St. Joseph’s has won four of their first eight games on the season and they have failed to cover the spread in six of those games. Princeton has also won four of their first eight games of the season and they have failed to cover in three of the four games that have had a posted line.
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St. Joseph’s is coming off a 72-71 win over Drexel in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 6.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 144, which was under the closing line of 147.5. The Hawks have failed to cover the spread in their last five games. Previous to the Drexel game the total had gone over in two straight games. St. Joseph’s snapped their four-game losing streak with a win over Drexel in their last game.
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Princeton is coming off a 67-64 win over Liberty in their last game, which did not have a posted line. The Tigers failed to cover the spread in their last game that had a posted line and in the previous two games they had covered. Previous to the Liberty game there were three straight games for Princeton with a posted line where the total went over twice. Princeton has won two straight games overall.
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Offensively, St. Joseph’s in putting up 70.6 points per game on a 41.8% FG average. On defense the Hawks are allowing 73.6 points per game on a 44.8% FG average.
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Princeton is putting up 72.8 points per game on a 44.7% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Tigers are allowing 66 points per game on 42.5% shooting.
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These teams met last season where St. Joseph’s beat Princeton 62-50.
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St. Joseph’s vs. Princeton Betting Trends<br />
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St. Josephs is 0-5 against the spread in their last 5 games.
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The Hawks are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games.
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The game total has gone over in 15 of St. Josephs last 23 games.
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Princeton is 18-7 straight up in their last 25 games.
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The Tigers are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 home games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between St. Josephs and Princeton it looks like the public is definitively on St. Joes getting the 9.5 points at 76%. The over/under bettors are also heavily leaning to this game going over the posted total of 138 with over 70%.
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St. Josephs Hawks vs. Princeton Tigers Prediction

Nothing to write home about with both teams a mediocre 4-4 on the season and neither team has had much success shooting this season with St. Joes averaging 41.8 and Princeton 42.8. That said neither team has excelled on the defensive side of things with the Hawks allowing 44.8% and the Tigers 45.9% from the field. I believe that both teams will be able to surpass their seasonal scoring numbers making the total play on this game where the value is.

Free Pick: Take the OVER 138
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