St. John's Red Storm vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 2/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022

Location: McDonough Arena in Washington, DC

TV: FS1

McDonough Arena is where the Georgetown Hoyas (6-13) will compete against the St. John's Red Storm (11-9) on Thursday.

The St. John's Red Storm took the court against Providence and ended up losing by a score of 86-82 in their last game. St. John's wrapped up the contest with a 49.3% field goal percentage (35 out of 71) and knocked down 8 of their 24 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Red Storm made 4 of their 11 tries for a rate of 36.4%. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 31 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 22 assists for the contest while creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding the defense, St. John's allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. Providence recorded 13 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, Providence collected 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Providence finished the game shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 27 of 33 attempts. They also buried 9 of 21 shots from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Red Storm walked away with 24 while Providence recorded 13 personal fouls.

Posh Alexander is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the game at 65.0% from the field and distributed 12 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. He scored 29 points on 13 of 20 shooting.

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St. John's heads into this matchup with a record of 11-9 for the year. They are averaging 79.5 pts per game (23rd in college basketball) while connecting on 45.1% from the floor. The Red Storm are shooting 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (150 of 435) and 64.9% from the free throw line. As a team, St. John's is pulling in 38.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 375 dimes so far this season, which ranks 10th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.2 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Red Storm are forcing 17.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 195th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 259 conceded for the season. The Red Storm defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.7% (507 of 1,215) and they concede 39.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 37.1% on 3-pointers and they are 308th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.3).

In their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas took a loss by a score of 70-63 when they played Seton Hall. The Hoyas pulled down 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 11 steals for the game. Seton Hall committed 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hoyas to the charity stripe for a total of 5 shots. They were able to knock down 4 of them for a rate of 80.0%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Georgetown knocked down 7 out of their 25 attempts (28.0%). In all, the Hoyas finished the game shooting 26 out of 69 from the field which had them shooting 37.7%. The Hoyas allowed Seton Hall to convert 22 of their 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 39.3% in this game. They shot 40.0% from behind the 3-point line via 12 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). With respect to how they rebounded, Georgetown permitted Seton Hall to collect 41 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Donald Carey ended up having an impact for the Hoyas in this game. He accumulated 15 points in his 29 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in the matchup. He made 6 of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 3 rebounds.

Georgetown has a mark of 6-13 for the year. As an offense, the Hoyas are shooting 41.7% from the field, which ranks 292nd in the nation. Georgetown has accounted for 1,376 points so far this season (72.4 per game) and they average 38.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per game (204th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per game. The Hoyas have committed 16.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Georgetown defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (172 of 482) and their opposition knocks down 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 15.7 dimes and 36.2 boards every game, which ranks them 342nd and 268th in college hoops. The Hoyas on the defensive end are ranked 328th in D-1 in points given up per game with 76.1. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (284th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. John's

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