Tune in as the No. 14 seed Saint Louis Billikens (12-19, 5-13 A-10) square off in the A-10 Tournament against the No. 11 seed Rhode Island Rams (12-19, 6-12 A-10) on Tuesday at Barclays Center, starting at 4:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

The matchup between the Rams and the Billikens currently has no line set.

Rhode Island has gone 11-18-1 against the spread, while Saint Louis’ ATS record this season is 12-16-2. A total of 18 out of the Rams’ games this season have hit the over, and 17 of the Billikens’ games have gone over. Rhode Island is 3-7 against the spread and 2-8 overall in its last 10 contests, while Saint Louis has gone 4-5-1 against the spread and 4-6 overall.

To prepare for this matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s college hoops action.

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Rhode Island vs. Saint Louis prediction

Saint Louis 76, Rhode Island 75

Against the spread

  • Rhode Island has put together an 11-18-1 ATS record so far this year.
  • Saint Louis has won 12 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover or pushing 18 times.
  • The Rams average 6.9 fewer points per game (72.6) than the Billikens allow (79.5).
  • Rhode Island is 5-1-1 against the spread and 6-2 overall when scoring more than 79.5 points.
  • Saint Louis is 5-3 against the spread and 7-2 overall when allowing fewer than 72.6 points.
  • The Billikens’ 75.0 points per game are only 1.4 fewer points than the 76.4 the Rams give up to opponents.
  • Saint Louis is 6-2-1 against the spread and 7-3 overall when it scores more than 76.4 points.
  • Rhode Island’s record is 7-6-1 against the spread and 10-5 overall when it allows fewer than 75.0 points.

Players to watch

Rhode Island

  • Luis Kortright puts up a team-leading 3.6 assists per game. He is also posting 10.0 points and 3.9 rebounds, shooting 43.5% from the field.
  • Jaden House paces the Rams at 14.0 points per game, while also putting up 1.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds.
  • Zek Montgomery averages 9.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. At the other end, he delivers 0.5 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

Saint Louis

  • Terrence Hargrove Jr. paces the Billikens in rebounding (5.5 per game), and averages 13.0 points and 0.7 assists. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Gibson Jimerson is the Billikens’ top scorer (15.3 points per game) and assist man (2.0), and produces 2.8 rebounds.
  • Bradley Ezewiro is posting 12.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, making 53.0% of his shots from the field.