VCU Favored To Keep It Going Against Saint Louis
The Saint Louis vs VCU Odds Have the Host Rams Favored To Seal The Deal
VCU Goes After Its Fourth Win In A Row Against Saint Louis
Virginia Commonwealth looks to make it three wins in a row when a Saint Louis team seeking its first road win of the season comes to town. The Saint Louis vs VCU odds have the host Rams as the favorite.
VCU has won each of the last three meetings against Saint Louis, with the previous two games going over the total.
The college basketball lines have VCU listed as the 8-point favorite, the largest line in the series since 2019. VCU comes in at -375 on the Moneyline compared to +295 for Saint Louis.
Freshman forward Abou Magassa has yet to be declared eligible to play for Saint Louis. The good news is that Georgetown transfer Bradley Ezewiro has played in the last six games to give the Billikens another double-digit scorer, while junior Sincere Parker recently returned to action after missing two months.
For VCU, Sean Bairstow and Joe Bamisile made their NCAAB season debuts in mid-December. Both are putting up more than 10 points per game.
VCU came into the season second only to Dayton in the odds of winning the Atlantic-10 title. The Rams are currently tied for sixth in the A10 standings. Saint Louis was sixth at +1000 in the Atlantic-10 title NCAAB odds when the season began.
Read more about the NCAAB matchup between Saint Louis and VCU.
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Jimerson Set For Another Homecoming
The last time that Saint Louis’ leading scorer Gibson Jimerson returned to his hometown of Richmond, Virginia to face VCU, he managed just six points on 2-of-10 shooting in a 12-point loss.
This will be his third trip to face VCU, and he is looking to leave on the winning NCAAB team for the first time. Keep that in mind when looking at the Saint Louis vs VCU odds.
Jimerson has scored in double figures 11 times in the last 12 games, including seven 20-point efforts.
The total has gone over in five of the last six games played by Saint Louis.
VCU Starting To Win the Close Ones
VCU began the season by losing five of the six games decided by six points or less, with a near upset of Iowa State and an overtime loss to Memphis mixed into those NCAA basketball scores.
In the last two games, VCU won 54-50 at George Mason and 71-65 at La Salle in the season’s first two true road games. That could factor into the Saint Louis vs VCU odds.
The defense has been the key in both wins, as George Mason and La Salle combined to shoot 35% from the field and go 6-of-38 on 3-pointers.
Utah State transfer Max Shulga, averaging a team-best 15.2 points per game, had 13 points in each of those wins.
Six of VCU’s last nine games went over the total.
Last Meeting
Saint Louis scored the first five points of the game but did not lead for the final 35 minutes as VCU won 90-78 as a 3.5-point favorite in the semifinals of the Atlantic-10 Conference tournament.
It was the second straight game between the teams to finish over the total after the previous three games all landed under the total.
Saint Louis vs VCU Betting Preview
VCU has won its last eight home games against Saint Louis and covered in six of those games.
The Billikens are just 3-8 this season when listed as the underdog, while VCU is 8-4 as a favorite.
The Rams have covered in only five of its 12 home games, with six of those games going over the total.
Saint Louis has dropped its last nine road games, including all five this season.
The way things are going, VCU and Saint Louis would need to win the conference tournament to be a part of the NCAA bracket.
The total has gone over in four of Saint Louis’ last five games against Atlantic-10 teams, while six of VCU’s last nine games went over the total. The total is set at 148.5 in this matchup.
When making college basketball picks, remember that Saint Louis’ defensive efficiency rating, according to the Pomeroy college basketball database, is 301st among Division I men’s teams compared to VCU’s No. 99 ranking.
Look for VCU not only to win but to cover against the Billikens. Based on some of the recent scores, the total seems to be a bit on the high side.
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