Saint Louis Billikens vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 2/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Louis Billikens (21-1) are traveling to John M. Belk Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the Davidson Wildcats (12-8).

The Saint Louis Billikens played Dayton and earned the victory with a final of 102-71 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Billikens finished with 14 and Dayton finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. Dayton went 87.5% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Dayton collected 21 rebounds (5 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Dayton recorded 14 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Saint Louis allowed 45.5% from the field on 25 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Billikens buried 15 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 65.2%. Saint Louis finished with a 62.5% field goal percentage (35 of 56) and made 17 out of their 28 three-point shots.

Trey Green is one player who came through for the matchup. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 27 mins played and grabbed 5 boards. He walked away with 23 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Saint Louis will enter this game with a win-loss record of 21-1 this season. They are averaging 91.4 points per game (8th in college hoops) while connecting on 52.1% from the field. The Billikens are connecting on 40.5% on 3-point shots (249 of 615) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Saint Louis is grabbing 42.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 428 dimes so far this year, which ranks 3rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Billikens are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are giving up 26.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 43rd in college in points per game allowed (67.5). The Billikens defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 36.2% (488 of 1,349) and they surrender 31.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 38th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 234 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Davidson Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 79-54 when they played Richmond. The Wildcats corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. Richmond earned 9 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 4 tries. They were able to knock down 2 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. When discussing shots from downtown, Davidson made 13 of their 25 tries (52.0%). In all, the Wildcats finished 32 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. The Wildcats permitted Richmond to make 18 of their 50 attempts from the field which left them shooting 36.0% in this matchup. They finished 25.9% from beyond the arc by hitting 7 of 27 and ended up shooting 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). When talking about rebounding, Davidson permitted Richmond to grab 20 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Roberts Blums was important for the Wildcats in this game. He earned 23 points in his 20 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist. He made 8 of 10 for the game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Davidson has a record of 12-8 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 183rd in the country. Davidson has accumulated 1,430 points for the year (71.5 per game) and they collect 32.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per contest (257th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 16.9 fouls every game and they connect on 66.6% from the free throw line.

The Davidson defense gives up 32.7% on three-point shots (133 of 407) and their opponents are knocking down 66.5% of their foul shots. They concede 11.2 dimes and 33.7 boards every game, which ranks them 34th and 131st in Division 1. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 66th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 69.3. They are able to force 12.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (277th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Davidson

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