Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 12/23/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Thursday, December 23, 2021

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, NY

TV: FS1

The Butler Bulldogs (7-4) are traveling to Carnesecca Arena on Thursday where they will play the St. John's Red Storm (8-3).

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against Purdue and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-48 in their last game. Butler walked away from the game with a 32.2% field goal percentage (19 of 59) and knocked down 4 out of their 28 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 6 of their 14 tries for a rate of 42.9%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 24 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 assists in this game while creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about defending, Butler allowed the other team to go 52.9% from the floor on 27 of 51 shooting. Purdue earned 17 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Moreover, Purdue pulled down 40 boards (10 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Purdue finished the contest at 85.7% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 14 shots. They buried 11 of 22 tries from distance. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 15 while Purdue recorded 15 fouls.

Bryce Golden is one guy who was important in the game. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He notched 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Butler will take the court with a mark of 7-4 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Butler is collecting 32.9 rebounds per game and has 138 dimes for the season, which is 247th in the country in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are connecting on 34.1% on 3-pointers (87 of 255) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They average 63.4 points per outing (320th in D-1) while going 42.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 89th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 121 relinquished for the season. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.8% (248 of 594) and they relinquish 31.0 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 30.3% on shots from distance and they are 33rd in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (60.0).

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 59-57 when they faced Pittsburgh. The Red Storm were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. Pittsburgh had 16 fouls for the game which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 14 shots. They were able to convert 7 of them for a rate of 50.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, St. John's converted 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Storm shot 22 out of 63 from the field which had them sitting at 34.9%. The Red Storm permitted Pittsburgh to make 16 of their 50 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 32.0% for the contest. They finished 33.3% from distance by hitting 4 of 12 and finished the contest at 23 of 28 at the free throw line (82.1%). When discussing attacking the glass, St. John's permitted Pittsburgh to grab 34 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Joel Soriano ended up having an impact for the Red Storm for the matchup. He made 4 out of 6 in the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and earned 9 rebounds. He earned 10 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 8-3 so far this year. The Red Storm are committing 17.4 fouls every game and they go 69.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 19.5 times per contest (4th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. St. John's has scored 909 points on the campaign (82.6 per game) and they grab 37.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Storm are shooting 48.5% from the field, which is ranked 32nd in Division 1.

The Red Storm are ranked 257th in the country in points per game surrendered with 71.7. They are forcing their opponents into 17.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the floor (122nd in college hoops). The St. John's defense surrenders 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (94 of 267) and their opposition makes 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.1 assists and 36.5 rebounds every game, which is 222nd and 261st in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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