Xavier-Saint Joseph's Pointers

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

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

Xavier outplayed George Washington in the first half, but had to fight off a late surge for a 66-56 win on Saturday. Xavier could not cover the huge 18.5-point spread, and the 122 points fell UNDER the posted total of 131.5.

C.J. Anderson tossed in 15 points for Xavier, while Josh Duncan had 13 and Jason Love added 12 in the win.

Current streak:
Xavier has won 11 straight games.
Saint Joseph's has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Xavier: 25-4 SU, 12-12-1 ATS
Saint Joseph's: 17-10 SU, 15-10 ATS

Xavier most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Richmond are 6-4
After playing George Washington are 5-5
After a win are 10-0

Saint Joseph's most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Dayton are 8-2
After playing Temple are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Xavier's last 5 games
Xavier is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Saint Joseph's
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Saint Joseph's last 7 games at home
Saint Joseph's is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Xavier
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Saint Joseph's last 14 games
Saint Joseph's is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games

Next up:
Xavier home to Richmond, Saturday, March 8
Saint Joseph's at Dayton, Saturday, March 8

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