Davidson Wildcats vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 3/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Friday, March 13, 2026

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: CNBC

Odds/Point Spread: Davidson (+2)

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (21-10) will try to beat the Davidson Wildcats (19-12) at PPG Paints Arena on Friday in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals. Saint Joseph's is 2-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 133.5.

The Davidson Wildcats played St. Bonaventure and took home the win by a score of 68-63 in their last contest. Davidson walked away from the contest with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 of 55) and knocked down 6 out of their 25 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 16 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 13 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding the defense, Davidson allowed 37.0% from the field on 20 out of 54 shooting. St. Bonaventure recorded 13 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Moreover, St. Bonaventure pulled down 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. St. Bonaventure went 78.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 23 shots. They also converted 5 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 17 and St. Bonaventure recorded 21 personal fouls.

Sam Brown is a guy who was a factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 45.5% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 31 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished with 15 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Davidson will take the court with a record of 19-12 so far this year. They currently have an average of 72.4 points per contest (268th in D-1) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (279 of 762) and 65.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Davidson is collecting 33.3 boards per game and has accounted for 427 assists this season, which has them ranked 218th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They rank 27th in the nation in giving up assists with 352 relinquished for the year. The Wildcats are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.9% (740 of 1,686) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 35th in college in opponents points per game (67.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 88-76 when they played La Salle. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Saint Joseph's allowed La Salle to grab 31 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 32.0% from three-point range by going 8 out of 25 and ended up shooting 14 out of 21 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Hawks allowed La Salle to convert 26 out of 67 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.8% for this contest. Overall, the Hawks shot 27 out of 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.9%. In regard to shots from distance, Saint Joseph's converted 10 out of 25 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 64.9%. La Salle was called for 21 fouls in the game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 37 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 2 steals in this game. The Hawks collected 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game.

Justice Ajogbor pitched in for the Hawks in this contest. He converted 8 out of 8 in the matchup giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss record of 21-10 on the campaign. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 43.1% from the floor, which ranks 298th in college hoops. Saint Joseph's has accounted for 2,285 pts for the campaign (73.7 per game) and they average 38.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.6 times per game (84th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Hawks are responsible for committing 14.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.2% from the free throw line.

The Saint Joseph's defense concedes 31.7% on 3-pointers (246 of 775) and opponents are knocking down 68.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.1 assists and 36.0 boards every game, ranking them 165th and 283rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Hawks on defense are ranked 71st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.0. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (25th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Davidson (+2)

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