Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) Prediction: Virginia Commonwealth Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/17/2025]

Saint Joseph's (PA) and Virginia Commonwealth will lock horns in college basketball action at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Friday, with tipoff at 7:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Virginia Commonwealth as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Virginia Commonwealth-Saint Joseph's (PA) game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Virginia Commonwealth's chance of winning is 63%, while Saint Joseph's' (PA) is 37%."

For expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) predictions page.

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Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball game between Saint Joseph's (PA) and Virginia Commonwealth at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is scheduled to start at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA)
• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Friday's Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Virginia Commonwealth and Saint Joseph's (PA) 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Virginia Commonwealth a 63% chance of defeating Saint Joseph's (PA). Our predicted final score has Virginia Commonwealth winning 74-70.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Virginia Commonwealth and Saint Joseph's (PA) each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 143.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Virginia Commonwealth	Saint Joseph's (PA)
Spread	-3.5 (-105)	+3.5 (-106)
Moneyline	-165	+146
Total	o143.5 (-105)	u143.5 (-114)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Virginia Commonwealth vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) matchup is on the spread.

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Conclusion

We predict Virginia Commonwealth, with a 63% win probability, will likely beat Saint Joseph's (PA) on Friday.

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