A 73-57 home win over St. Joe's on January 4 is one of several familiar under results lately for Saint Louis, which has landed that way 11-1 across its last twelve games. New HC Josh Schertz has three 16+-point producers (G Isaiah Swope and C Robbie Ayala, both via Indiana State with Schertz, plus holdover G Gibson Jimmerson). However, a thin bench prompts Schertz to have the Bills play a bit more patiently than his Sycamores the past two seasons. There's a payback motive for the Hawks but three-point shot often goes cold as it did last Saturday when 3 for 19 from deep at Loyola-Chicago, and Billy Lange's short bench has made scant contributions to the cause. Play Saint Louis-St Joe's Under.

Now that we are in the month of February there are key spots for inevitable let downs. It’s the final full month of conference play, and teams are going to be more susceptible in road spots. Look for that to be the case today for Saint Louis that has allowed key spurts to the opposition over their last two games against Dayton and Mass. Expect Saint Joseph’s to perform much better a second time seeing Saint Louis. Lay it with the Hawks.