The 2023 Myrtle Beach Invitational continues with a semifinal matchup between the Vermont Catamounts and the Saint Louis Billikens at noon ET on Friday at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Catamounts as 4.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 141.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows Saint Louis senior forward Terrence Hargrove Jr. is off to a solid start to the season and is coming off a nine-point effort in the win over Wyoming on Thursday. He is averaging 14.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. He registered a double-double in the season-opening win over Southern Indiana, scoring 27 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.

The model also knows Vermont junior guard TJ Long had a solid effort against College of Charleston on Thursday, pouring in 15 points, while grabbing seven rebounds in the come-from-behind win. For the season, he is averaging 15 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and one steal per game. He is in his first season with the Catamounts after spending the past two years at Fairfield.

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