Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Penn Quakers Prediction, 11/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Penn Quakers

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Location: The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Palestra is the location where the Penn Quakers (1-2) will take on the Saint Joseph's Hawks (2-1) on Monday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced off with Virginia Tech and took a loss by a score of 94-59 in their last contest. Saint Joseph's walked away from the contest having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (25 of 67) and converted 5 of their 28 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Hawks made 4 of their 5 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists for the game in addition to creating 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Regarding defense, Saint Joseph's let their opponent shoot 52.1% from the field on 38 out of 73 shooting. Virginia Tech distributed 23 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. In addition, Virginia Tech had 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Virginia Tech finished the contest at 58.3% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of 12 attempts. They also made 11 of their 27 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Hawks ended up with 12 while Virginia Tech finished the game with 9 fouls.

Deuce Jones is one player who came through in this game. He accounted for 14 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He played for 26 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 40.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Saint Joseph's enters this game with a record of 2-1 on the campaign. They have an average of 73.3 pts per game (268th in college) while going 40.3% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 23.9% on 3-pointers (17 of 71) and 86.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Saint Joseph's is snagging 39.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 35 assists on the year, which is 284th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 14.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are able to force 9.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 233rd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 42 surrendered on the year. The Hawks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.2% (91 of 206) and they relinquish 38.3 boards per game as a group. They surrender 34.2% on shots from downtown while they are 259th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (78.3).

For their last game, the Penn Quakers went home defeated by a final of 106-81 when they faced Providence. The Quakers snagged 17 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this game. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Providence committed 21 fouls in this contest which got the Quakers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 79.2%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Penn converted 12 of 28 tries (42.9%). Overall, the Quakers ended up going 25 out of 70 from the field which had them at 35.7%. The Quakers permitted Providence to convert 36 of their 67 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.7% for this game. They shot 43.3% from 3-point land via 13 of 30 and finished the game at 21 out of 23 from the free throw line (91.3%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Penn permitted Providence to snag 48 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Michael Zanoni ended up being a major contributor for the Quakers in the game. He scored 30 points in his 32 minutes of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 10 of 17 for this contest for a rate of 58.8%, and added 2 rebounds.

Penn has a win-loss mark of 1-2 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Quakers are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 220th in the nation. Penn has accounted for 278 points for the season (92.7 per game) and they pull in 41.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per game (141st in the country) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per game. The Quakers are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Penn defense surrenders 35.2% on 3-point attempts (32 of 91) and their opponents are connecting on 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 16.3 dimes and 38.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 306th and 275th in college hoops. The Quakers are ranked 328th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 87.3. They are able to force 15.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (268th in D-1).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Penn

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