Who’s playing
St. Joseph Falcons @ Davidson Wildcats
Current records: Saint Joseph’s 11-7, Davidson 12-6
How to watch
- When: Tuesday January 21, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
- Or: Belk Arena – Davidson, North Carolina
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $9.00
What you need to know
Davidson will be in front of their home fans on Tuesday, but a look at the sideline shows they might need that home-field advantage. They and Saint Joseph’s Hawks will face off in an Atlantic 10 battle at 7 p.m. ET at Belk Arena. The Wildcats strut with some offensive power as they have averaged 76.9 points per game this season.
Davidson heads into Tuesday’s game hungry for a win as his strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost 92-90 to Rhode Island on a last-minute shot by Sebastian Thomas. After achieving such a high score, both teams may soon perform additional defensive drills.
Davidson’s loss shouldn’t overshadow the performances of Reed Bailey, who nearly dropped a triple-double with 30 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists, and Bobby Durkin, who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on the way to 28 points plus eight. bounces back. Bailey’s afternoon made it five straight games in which he scored at least 22.4 points.
Meanwhile, Saint Joseph couldn’t handle VCU on Friday and fell 78-69. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Hawks in their matchups against the Rams: they now have eight in a row.
Saint Joseph’s loss came despite a quality game from Xzayvier Brown, who had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Brown is heading in the right direction considering he has improved his point production for three straight games. The team also received help from Rasheer Fleming, who had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Davidson’s loss dropped their record to 12-6. As for Saint Joseph’s, their loss ended a four-game home winning streak and dropped them to 11-7.
A high-performance offense is likely on the agenda, as both teams are among the highest-scoring teams in the league. Davidson has had no problem putting up the scoring this season, averaging 76.9 points per game. However, it’s not like St. Joseph’s struggles in this department, averaging 76.3. With both teams so easily able to rack up points, the only question that remains is who can run up the score.
Davidson lost to Saint Joseph’s at home by a decisive 89-71 margin in the teams’ last game in March 2024. Will Davidson have better luck at home than on the road?
Odds
Saint Joseph’s is a slight favorite with 1.5 points against Davidson, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The line on this game has moved a lot since it opened, as it started with the Wildcats as 1.5 point favorites.
The over/under is 148.5 points.
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History of the series
Davidson has won 7 of its last 10 games against Saint Joseph’s.
- March 9, 2024 – Saint Joseph’s 89 vs. Davidson 71
- February 18, 2023 – Davidson 76 vs. Saint Joseph’s 75
- February 9, 2022 – Davidson 73 vs. Saint Joseph’s 67
- January 5, 2022 – Davidson 88 vs. Saint Joseph’s 73
- January 12, 2021 – Davidson 80 vs. Saint Joseph’s 66
- February 18, 2020 – Saint Joseph’s 73 vs. Davidson 72
- January 11, 2020 – Davidson 89 vs. Saint Joseph’s 83
- March 15, 2019 – Davidson 70 vs. Saint Joseph’s 60
- February 15, 2019 – Davidson 80 vs. Saint Joseph’s 72
- January 15, 2019 – Saint Joseph’s 61 vs. Davidson 60
