Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams 3/11/23 – On Saturday afternoon at Barclays Center, the Atlantic Ten Tournament semifinals begin with the Saint Louis Billikens taking on the first-seeded VCU Rams. Saint Louis advanced to this point after their dominating win against George Mason on Thursday night; VCU also advanced by eliminating Davidson on that same night. College basketball betting odds are in favor of VCU Rams to claim the victory.
Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams
Date & Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET
Location: Barclays Center
Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams Betting Odds
Saint Louis
Moneyline: +150
Spread: +4 (-110)
Total: 141.5 over (-110)
VCU
Moneyline: -160
Spread: -4 (-110)
Total: 141.5 under (-110)
Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams Analysis
On Thursday night, the Saint Louis Billikens improved to 21-11 on the season with an 82-54 quarterfinal win against George Mason. Gibson Jimerson led all scorers with 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and hitting 2-of-5 from long range. Saint Louis shot 55% from the field while hitting 40% of its three-point attempts while holding George Mason to just 36% shooting from the field in victory. Saint Louis is now 10 games over 0.500 on the season and one step closer to earning an automatic NCAA Tournament bid with a conference title. However, standing in their way are top-seeded VCU Rams who went 0-2 against Saint Louis this season; shooting 44% combined in both games while losing by an average of 10 points each time. Fouling was particularly bad for Saint Louis during these contests; VCU shot 18 free throws compared to eight for Saint Louis while Saint Louis took just 14 shots against 26 attempts from VCU. Jimerson led both games with 15 points each.
As expected, the VCU Rams advanced to the Atlantic 10 semifinal with a convincing 71-53 win against Davidson in the quarterfinal. This gives VCU 25 for the season and puts them in prime position to earn an invite to the NCAA Tournament should they suffer an upset during the A-10 Tournament. On Thursday afternoon, three Rams led by David Shriver, Jamir Watkins, and Adrian Baldwin Jr each scored 11 points; Watkins added six rebounds and three blocks as VCU improved to 25-7 overall this season. After winning the regular season title, VCU will try to capture another championship in the A-10 Tournament. VCU went 2-0 against Billikens this season and was particularly dominant at the free throw line; holding a 44-22 edge. Furthermore, they scored 52-36 more points in the paint in the second game and totaled 78 points there overall. Baldwin averaged 24.5 points per game during those victories, including 37 at Saint Louis.
Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams Against the Spread
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Louis’ last 6 games. Saint Louis are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games. Saint Louis are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games against VCU. Saint Louis are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games against an opponent in the Atlantic 10 conference. Saint Louis are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games played in March. Saint Louis are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games played on a Saturday.
VCU are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games. The total has gone UNDER in 9 of VCU’s last 12 games.
VCU are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games. The total has gone UNDER in 11 of VCU’s last 15 games against Saint Louis. VCU are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic 10 conference. VCU are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games played in March.
Saint Louis Billikens vs VCU Rams Free Pick
VCU will look to capture a third consecutive victory against Saint Louis this season and the NCAAB betting trends indicate they should be successful. VCU has dominated in both paint battles this year as well as at the free throw line.
Free Pick: VCU Rams -4 (-110)
