Penn Quakers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 11/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn Quakers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is the location where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (3-0) will compete against the Penn Quakers (1-2) on Saturday.

The Penn Quakers faced Navy and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-76 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Quakers ended up walking away with 23 and Navy finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. Navy walked away from this one shooting 70.4% at the free throw line by making 19 of their 27 tries. In addition, Navy pulled down 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Navy recorded 15 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Penn allowed 43.1% from the floor on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 31 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Quakers buried 17 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 58.6%. Penn walked away from the game having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 of 59) and buried 9 out of their 23 3-point shots.

TJ Power is one guy who came through in the game. He was able to score 26 points on 8 out of 19 shooting. He played 38 minutes and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 42.1% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Penn comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-2 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a team are committing 21.0 fouls every game. As a team, Penn is grabbing 35.0 rebounds per game and has earned 42 dimes so far this year, which is 238th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Quakers are hitting 35.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (29 of 82) and 64.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.7 points per outing (242nd in D-1) while shooting 37.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Quakers are forcing their opponents into 18.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 301st in D-1 in giving up assists with 52 surrendered for the season. The Quakers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.4% (91 of 192) and they surrender 48.3 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 40.0% on three-point shots and they are 330th in college hoops in PPG allowed (86.0).

In their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks took home the win by a final score of 83-80 against South Florida. The Hawks collected 18 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest. They turned it over 5 times, while recording 12 steals for the game. South Florida was called for 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 34 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of those for a rate of 67.6%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Saint Joseph's knocked down 12 of their 26 attempts (46.2%). Overall, the Hawks shot 24 out of 69 from the floor which had them at 34.8%. The Hawks allowed South Florida to knock down 28 of 62 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% for the game. They shot 28.6% from three-point range via 8 out of 28 and ended up going 16 out of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In relation to rebounding, Saint Joseph's permitted South Florida to snag 41 in total (13 offensive).

BJ Ranson ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks in this matchup. He racked up 21 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the matchup. He made 7 out of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss mark of 3-0 for the season. The Hawks commit 16.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 61.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per contest (263rd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 8.7 times per contest. Saint Joseph's has totaled 232 points this year (77.3 per game) and they pull in 39.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawks are connecting on 37.9% from the field, which has them ranked 337th in the country.

The Hawks are ranked 167th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.0. They are forcing 20.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the field (120th in D-1). The Saint Joseph's defense allows 26.8% on 3-pointers (26 of 97) and their opposition knocks down 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.0 dimes and 45.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 148th and 355th in those categories on the defensive end.

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