Saint Joseph’s vs Pennsylvania Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/15/24

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks and the Penn Quakers meet Friday in college basketball action from the Palestra. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Saint Joseph’s vs. Penn prediction.

Saint Joseph’s recap

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks come into this one looking to build on their 2-1 mark to start the year thanks to an 83-76 win over Villanova last time out. After this game, Saint Joseph’s will head to a neutral floor to take on Texas Tech.

Hawks Looking To Keep In Form

Xzayvier Brown leads the Hawks in scoring and assists with 18.7 PPG and 7 APG along with 5.3 RPG and 2 SPG while Erik Reynolds II has 14.3 PPG with 4 RPG and 3.3 APG as well on the year. Rasheer Fleming has 13.3 PPG along with 8.3 RPG to lead the Hawks on the glass and Derek Simpson has 10.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Saint Joseph’s so far this season. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 73.3 PPG on 43.3% shooting from the field, 30.4% from three, and 76.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Saint Joseph’s Hawks will win

• Penn has lost each of its last nine games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.
• Saint Joseph’s has won each of its last five games against the Ivy League.

Penn Recap

The Penn Quakers come into this one looking to bounce back from a 65-63 loss to Lafayette last time out to fall to 2-1 on the year. After this game, Penn will play against Villanova, Navy, and Maine.

Quakers Looking To Spring Upset

Ethan Roberts leads the Quakers in scoring with 18 PPG along with 6.3 RPG and 3 APG while Sam Brown has 13.3 PPG and 5.3 RPG as well on the year. Dylan Williams has chipped in 11.3 PPG while Nick Spinoso has 10.3 PPG with team-highs of 7.3 RPG and 3 APG to lead the Quakers in rebounding and share the team lead in assists while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Penn so far this season. As a team, Penn is averaging 69.3 PPG on 38% shooting from the field, 32% from three, and 65.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Penn Quakers will win

• Penn has won each of its last six night games against non-conference opponents at Palestra.
• Saint Joseph’s has lost four of its last five road night games against non-conference opponents.

Saint Joseph’s vs. Penn Prediction

I’m leaning towards Penn and the points. You have to go back to 2018 for the last time that this head-to-head series was decided by more than 8 points and these games are usually competitive as a lot of these in-state rivalry matchups are. Saint Joseph’s is a solid roster, but I think Penn can hang and keep this close. Give me Penn and the points.