Saint Joseph's Hawks vs VCU Rams Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs VCU Rams

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (11-7) are hitting the road to Siegel Center on Monday where they will take on the VCU Rams (12-6).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks played St. Bonaventure and notched a win by a score of 68-64 in their last game. Saint Joseph's walked away from the game with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and knocked down 8 out of their 24 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 14 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to defending, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to shoot 37.3% from the field on 25 of 67 shooting. St. Bonaventure recorded 14 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Furthermore, St. Bonaventure snagged 34 boards (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. Bonaventure finished the game at 75.0% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 12 attempts. They buried 5 of their 17 tries from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Hawks ended up with 12 and St. Bonaventure finished the game with 14 fouls.

Derek Simpson is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He ended up shooting 36.8% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and collected 13 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's heads into this matchup with a record of 11-7 for the season. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Saint Joseph's is snagging 39.7 rebounds per game and has 275 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 98th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are hitting 28.0% from downtown (135 of 482) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They average 74.6 points per game (238th in the country) while hitting 42.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are giving up 33.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 162nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (72.7). The Hawks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.1% (477 of 1,134) and they surrender 35.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 216th in D-1 in allowing assists with 238 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the VCU Rams got the victory with a final of 84-75 when they faced Rhode Island. When it comes to rebounds, VCU allowed Rhode Island to collect 29 in all (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 32.0% from three-point range by going 8 out of 25 and finished the contest at 15 out of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Rams permitted Rhode Island to knock down 26 of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Rams went 27 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. In reference to 3-pointers, VCU buried 12 of 29 tries (41.4%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.3%. Rhode Island earned 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They turned it over 5 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Rams collected 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game.

Lazar Djokovic ended up being a factor for the Rams in the matchup. He earned 23 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 9 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

VCU has a mark of 12-6 for the season. The Rams are committing 18.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per game (148th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game. VCU has accumulated 1,534 points so far this year (85.2 per game) and they collect 36.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Rams are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which ranks 118th in the nation.

The Rams on the defensive side of the court are 197th in the nation in points allowed per game with 74.1. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (200th in college). The VCU defense gives up 34.2% from downtown (116 of 339) and opponents are making 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.1 assists and 34.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 163rd and 163rd in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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