Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Friday, February 18, 2022

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, NY

TV: CBSSN

The Butler Bulldogs (13-13) are en route to Carnesecca Arena on Friday where they will meet the St. John's Red Storm (14-11).

The Butler Bulldogs played DePaul and walked away with a win by a score of 73-71 in their last contest. Butler ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 50) and buried 5 of their 19 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 18 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 4 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defense, Butler allowed 41.3% from the floor on 26 of 63 shooting. DePaul distributed 13 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Additionally, DePaul pulled down 33 rebounds (16 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. DePaul finished the contest at 68.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 16 attempts. They made 8 of their 21 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 17 while DePaul recorded 14 personal fouls.

Simas Lukosius is one guy who was a factor for the game. He notched 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Butler will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-13 for the season. They are averaging 63.7 pts per game (329th in Division 1) while hitting 42.2% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 31.7% from downtown (190 of 600) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Butler is collecting 32.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 287 assists so far this season, which is 272nd in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are 159th in college basketball in allowing assists with 303 surrendered on the campaign. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (611 of 1,428) and they concede 33.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 30.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 65th in D-1 in points per game allowed (65.1).

For their last game, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 86-73 against Xavier. The Red Storm earned 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 12 steals in the matchup. Xavier was called for 14 fouls for this game which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about three-point attempts, St. John's made 8 of their 20 attempts (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Red Storm shot 34 for 63 from the field which had them sitting at 54.0%. The Red Storm allowed Xavier to make 29 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% for this contest. They went 20.0% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 20 and ended up shooting 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). When it comes to how they rebounded, St. John's allowed Xavier to grab 28 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Julian Champagnie was important for the Red Storm for the matchup. He made 9 out of 19 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 47.4%, and earned 2 rebounds. He scored 27 points in his 35 mins on the court and earned 5 assists in the matchup.

St. John's has a mark of 14-11 on the season. The Red Storm are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls per game and they shoot 66.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.6 times per game (4th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. St. John's has tallied 1,969 points so far this season (78.8 per contest) and they average 38.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Storm are shooting 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 146th in D-1.

The St. John's defense gives up 35.9% on 3-point attempts (209 of 582) and opponents are making 72.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.1 dimes and 39.3 total boards per game, which ranks them 222nd and 348th in those categories. The Red Storm on the defensive side of the court are 299th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 73.8. They are forcing their opponents into 16.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (128th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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