George Washington Colonials vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 3/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Washington Colonials vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Friday, March 13, 2026

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: USA Net

Odds/Point Spread: Saint Louis (-7)

The Saint Louis Billikens (27-4) welcome the George Washington Colonials (17-14) at PPG Paints Arena on Friday in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals. Saint Louis opens this contest as 7-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is set at 162.

The George Washington Colonials faced off with Loyola and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-62 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Colonials finished with 13 and Loyola finished the game with 10 personal fouls. They made 10 of 27 shots from 3-point land. Loyola finished the contest at 87.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 16 shots. Additionally, Loyola snagged 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Loyola totaled 16 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In reference to defending, George Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 44.0% from the floor on 22 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 35 with 16 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Colonials converted 7 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. George Washington finished the contest having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 69) and converted 9 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Garrett Johnson is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He recorded 17 points on 5 of 14 shooting. He played 25 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 35.7% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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George Washington will play this game with a mark of 17-14 so far this season. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, George Washington is pulling in 37.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 488 assists for the season, which ranks 100th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Colonials are connecting on 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (309 of 870) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.6 points per game (47th in Division 1) while shooting 46.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Colonials have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 176th in college in PPG allowed (73.6). The Colonials defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.3% (793 of 1,790) and they surrender 32.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 291st in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 475 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Saint Louis Billikens walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-57 when they played George Mason. The Billikens corralled 14 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. George Mason committed 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Billikens to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a percentage of 58.3%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Saint Louis converted 4 of their 24 attempts (16.7%). Overall, the Billikens shot 23 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. The Billikens permitted George Mason to convert 34 of 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 57.6% for the matchup. They shot 36.8% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 19 and finished the game at 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Saint Louis permitted George Mason to pull down 39 in total (12 offensive).

Dion Brown was important for the Billikens in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 9 for the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 20 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

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Saint Louis has a win-loss mark of 27-4 on the campaign. The Billikens are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.4 times per contest (9th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. Saint Louis has scored 2,722 points for the season (87.8 per contest) and they snag 40.2 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Billikens are hitting on 51.3% from the floor, which ranks 5th in the nation.

The Billikens are ranked 59th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 69.1. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.9% from the floor (1st in the country). The Saint Louis defense allows 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (223 of 766) and opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.6 assists and 32.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 50th and 56th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Louis (-7)

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