St. John's Red Storm vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/17/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: FS1

The St. John's Red Storm (2-0) are hitting the road to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Indiana Hoosiers (2-0).

The St. John's Red Storm stepped onto the hardwood against St. Peter's and earned the victory with a final of 91-70 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Red Storm ended up with 17 while St. Peter's recorded 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 21 shots from distance. St. Peter's finished 55.0% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of 20 shots. Moreover, St. Peter's snagged 34 boards (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. Peter's earned 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. When it comes to the defense, St. John's allowed their opponent to shoot 41.3% from the floor on 26 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes for the contest while creating 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Red Storm buried 18 of their 22 tries for a rate of 81.8%. St. John's finished the contest with a 50.8% field goal percentage (30 of 59) and buried 13 out of their 29 three-point attempts.

Julian Champagnie is one guy who played a role for the contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 28 mins and also totaled 4 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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St. John's steps onto the court with a record of 2-0 for the season. They turn it over 17.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, St. John's is pulling down 42.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 50 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 36th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Red Storm are shooting 48.1% on shots from 3-point land (26 of 54) and 81.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 105.0 points per game (1st in college basketball) while going 60.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Red Storm are able to force 17.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are 164th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 27 surrendered for the year. The Red Storm defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 34.8% (46 of 132) and they relinquish 32.5 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 29.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 144th in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.5).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Hoosiers took home the win by a final score of 85-49 when they faced Northern Illinois. In the matter of how they rebounded, Indiana permitted Northern Illinois to pull down 25 in total (7 offensive). They went 18.2% from three-point range via 2 out of 11 and finished the game at 19 out of 27 at the free throw line (70.4%). The Hoosiers permitted Northern Illinois to make 14 of their 46 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 30.4% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Hoosiers walked away from this one shooting 27 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2%. When discussing 3-point shots, Indiana made 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.7%. Northern Illinois had 23 fouls in this game which took the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Hoosiers collected 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the game.

Trayce Jackson-Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Hoosiers for the game. He converted 6 out of 9 for the contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 26 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the contest.

Indiana has a record of 2-0 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hoosiers are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which ranks them 173rd in college basketball. Indiana has accounted for 153 points on the season (76.5 per contest) and they grab 40.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per contest (188th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. The Hoosiers have committed 18.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense surrenders 32.4% on 3-pointers (11 of 34) and their opponents are connecting on 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 5.5 dimes and 36.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 6th and 218th in college basketball. The Hoosiers are ranked 34th in the nation in points given up per game with 55.5. They are able to force 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 30.9% from the field (7th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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