The Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (11-6, 2-2 A-10) host the VCU Rams (13-4, 3-1 A-10) after winning four straight home games. The Rams are favored by 3.5 points in the contest, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, January 17, 2025. The matchup’s over/under is 143.5.

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VCU vs. Saint Joseph’s (PA) betting lines

• VCU moneyline odds to win: -178
• Saint Joseph’s (PA) moneyline odds to win: +149
• Spread: VCU (-3.5)
• Total: 143.5

VCU statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• When playing at home last season, VCU sported a worse record against the spread (9-10-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (7-2-0).
• In terms of point totals, the Rams hit the over more consistently in home games last season, as they went over the total 10 times in 19 opportunities (52.6%). On the road, they hit the over three times in nine opportunities (33.3%).
• VCU won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last year, going 12-5 (.706). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 4-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• On offense, the Rams have picked up their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 80.5 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 77.6 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
• VCU has been a little suspect on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 64.0 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 62.5 it has conceded this season.
• While the Rams are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests in comparison to their season-long average (9.2), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (31.0% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 31.4% on the season).

VCU betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 1-2-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 8-4-0 (As Favorite: 9-5-0; As Underdog: 0-2-0)
• O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-2 (Home: 8-0; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)

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Saint Joseph’s (PA) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Saint Joseph’s (PA)’s winning percentage against the spread at home last season was .529 (9-8-0). Away, it was .417 (5-7-0).
• In 2023-24, a lower percentage of the Hawks’ games finished above the over/under at home (52.9%, nine of 17) compared to away (75%, nine of 12).
• The Hawks’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .000 (0-1) last year, and on the road it was .222 (2-7).

Recent trends

• While the Hawks are scoring 76.8 points per game in 2024-25, they have bettered that mark over their past 10 games, producing 78.0 a contest.
• While Saint Joseph’s (PA) is allowing 68.6 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse over its previous 10 games, allowing 68.7 points per contest.
• The Hawks are making 9.8 threes per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 0.3 more than their average for the season (9.5). Likewise, they own a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (36.0%) compared to their season average from downtown (35.4%).

Saint Joseph’s (PA) betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-10-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 1-2-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-8-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
• O-U-P: 8-9-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 6-3; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)