Saint Louis vs. Rhode Island betting: College basketball preview for February 22

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The Saint Louis Billikens (14-12, 7-6 A-10) are favored (-6.5) to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Rhode Island Rams (17-8, 6-7 A-10) at 2:30 PM ET on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Chaifetz Arena. The matchup airs on USA. The point total for the matchup is 152.5.

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Saint Louis Cover -6.5 vs Rhode Island -112

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Saint Louis vs. Rhode Island betting lines

  • Saint Louis moneyline odds to win: -289
  • Rhode Island moneyline odds to win: +230
  • Spread: Saint Louis (-6.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Saint Louis statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, Saint Louis owns a better record against the spread (5-7-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (3-7-0).
  • When it comes to point totals, the Billikens hit the over more often when playing at home, as they’ve exceeded the total three times in 12 opportunities this season (25%). On the road, they have hit the over two times in 10 opportunities (20%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Saint Louis has won a higher percentage of its home games (.727) compared to away games (.600).

Recent trends

  • The Billikens have seen a downturn in scoring recently, putting up 67 points per game in their last 10 outings, 6.4 points fewer than the 73.4 they’ve scored this year.
  • Saint Louis’ points-allowed average over its last 10 games (69.7) is 0.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70).
  • The Billikens are trending down from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 7.8 threes per game and shooting 30% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 9.2 makes and 33.8% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Saint Louis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-16-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 2-6-0 (As Favorite: 6-10-0; As Underdog: 2-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-18-0 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 2-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-5 (Home: 8-3; Away: 3-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (50th in nation) 41 (41st) 32.5 (158th) 32.8 (283rd) 15 (91st) 12.4 (282nd)

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Rhode Island statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Rhode Island’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .571 (8-6-0). Away, it is .286 (2-5-0).
  • Both at home (eight of 14) and on the road (four of seven), the Rams’ games have gone over (in terms of the over/under) 57.1% of the time.
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Rams have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than on the road (0-2).

Recent trends

  • While the Rams are averaging 78.3 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, amassing 74.5 points per contest.
  • Rhode Island is ceding 76.5 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 3.5 more points than it is allowing for the season (73).
  • The Rams are making 7.3 treys per contest in their past 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they have a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (33.8%) compared to their season average (34.5%).

Rhode Island betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-13-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 8-11-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-9-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-5 (Home: 10-1; Away: 1-4)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (96th in nation) 42.1 (91st) 34.9 (50th) 32.2 (251st) 14 (147th) 12.4 (282nd)
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