Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 3/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Saint Joseph's (+5)

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (22-11) are on their way to Moby Arena on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Colorado State Rams (21-12) in the 1st round of the NIT. Saint Joseph's is 5-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 145.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced off with VCU and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-64 in their last contest. Saint Joseph's walked away from the contest with a 38.8% FG percentage (26 of 67) and knocked down 10 of 28 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 2 of 5 tries for a rate of 40.0%. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to defense, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the floor on 29 of 64 shooting. VCU recorded 14 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Additionally, VCU collected 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. VCU ended up going 78.6% at the free throw line by making 11 of 14 attempts. They made 8 of 24 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Hawks ended up with 10 and VCU finished the game with 18 fouls.

Austin Williford is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He finished the game at 37.5% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's will play this game with a win-loss record of 22-11 for the season. They currently have an average of 73.3 pts per game (248th in the nation) while hitting 43.0% from the floor. The Hawks are hitting 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (273 of 885) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Saint Joseph's is grabbing 38.8 boards per contest and has earned 516 assists on the season, which is 69th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.0 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.2 fouls. They rank 194th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 436 surrendered on the season. The Hawks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.7% (840 of 2,065) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 31.6% on three-point shots and they rank 70th in college hoops in opponents points per game (69.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colorado State Rams went home defeated by a final of 71-62 against San Diego State. The Rams corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. San Diego State was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 11 of them for a clip of 84.6%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Colorado State knocked down 13 out of 34 attempts (38.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Rams finished the game shooting 19 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. The Rams permitted San Diego State to knock down 24 out of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0% for the matchup. They finished 9.1% from distance by shooting 1 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 42 from the free throw line (52.4%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Colorado State permitted San Diego State to pull down 39 overall (13 offensive).

Brandon Rechsteiner pitched in for the Rams in the game. He totaled 16 points in his 28 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for this contest. He converted 5 of 8 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Colorado State has a win-loss record of 21-12 on the campaign. The Rams commit 16.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 77.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.9 times per contest (68th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. Colorado State has accounted for 2,510 pts so far this season (76.1 per game) and they collect 32.2 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which ranks 29th in the nation.

The Rams on the defensive side of the court are 105th in college in PPG given up with 71.1. They are able to force 10.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (254th in D-1). The Colorado State defense surrenders 33.9% on 3-point shots (267 of 787) and opponents are connecting on 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.7 dimes and 29.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 52nd and 8th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's (+5)

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