Saint Joseph's-Xavier: Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Semifinals

The Saint Joseph's Hawks and the Xavier Musketeers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Boardwalk Hall.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Xavier slipped past Dayton 74-65 Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney. Xavier failed to cover the 9.5-point spread, while the 139 points sailed OVER the posted total of 126.5.

Josh Duncan had 16 points for Xavier, while C.J. Anderson added 15 and Stanley Burrell had 13 in the victory.

Team records:
Saint Joseph's: 20-11 SU, 18-11 ATS
Xavier: 27-5 SU, 13-14-1 ATS

Saint Joseph's most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
After playing Richmond are 4-4
After a win are 6-4

Xavier most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Dayton are 7-3
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
Saint Joseph's is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Xavier
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saint Joseph's last 7 games when playing Xavier
Saint Joseph's is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
Xavier is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Xavier's last 7 games when playing Saint Joseph's
Xavier is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Saint Joseph's

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