Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FOX

The Georgetown Hoyas (6-7) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Sunday where they will take on the St. John's Red Storm (9-5).

The Georgetown Hoyas faced Butler and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-58 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Hoyas walked away with 16 while Butler had 22 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of their 31 shots from 3-point land. Butler walked away from this one shooting 89.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 19 shots. On top of that, Butler pulled down 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Butler dished out 13 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Georgetown allowed their opponent to shoot 39.0% from the field on 23 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 39 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hoyas converted 15 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. Georgetown finished having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (20 out of 59) and made 3 of their 16 shots from downtown.

Ryan Mutombo is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He totaled 8 points on 4 out of 5 shooting. He played 17 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Georgetown comes into this contest with a record of 6-7 for the year. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Georgetown is pulling down 40.8 rebounds per game and has earned 176 dimes this year, which is 275th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hoyas are shooting 36.9% on 3-pointers (103 of 279) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. They average 74.5 points per contest (128th in college hoops) while going 42.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hoyas are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 17.2 fouls. They are ranked 259th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 209 conceded this season. The Hoyas defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.5% (359 of 826) and they surrender 36.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 301st in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.4).

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took a loss by a final score of 86-78 against Connecticut. The Red Storm pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. Connecticut earned 13 fouls for this contest which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a clip of 70.0%. In terms of 3-pointers, St. John's buried 10 out of their 25 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Storm finished the game shooting 27 for 78 from the field which had them at 34.6%. The Red Storm allowed Connecticut to make 30 of their 63 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.6% in this matchup. They finished shooting 40.9% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 26 at the free throw line (65.4%). In the matter of rebounding, St. John's permitted Connecticut to snag 39 in all (9 offensive).

Julian Champagnie was important for the Red Storm in this contest. He converted 10 out of 22 for the contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 44 mins of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for this contest.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 9-5 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Red Storm are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 71st in the country. St. John's has totaled 1,149 pts so far this year (82.1 per game) and they pull in 38.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.7 times per contest (6th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. The Red Storm commit 18.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 66.9% from the free throw line.

The St. John's defense surrenders 35.1% on shots from distance (117 of 333) and their opposition makes 70.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 13.2 dimes and 37.9 total boards per game, which is 229th and 306th in D-1. The Red Storm on defense are ranked 302nd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 74.4. They are able to force 17.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (176th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. John's

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