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

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, NY

TV: FS1

Carnesecca Arena is the location where the St. John's Red Storm (15-13) will meet the Xavier Musketeers (17-11) on Wednesday.

The Xavier Musketeers played Seton Hall and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-66 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Musketeers finished with 14 and Seton Hall recorded 15 fouls. They also converted 8 of their 19 tries from downtown. Seton Hall shot 84.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 19 tries. In addition, Seton Hall collected 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Seton Hall distributed 13 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Xavier let their opponent shoot 52.7% from the floor on 29 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Musketeers made 13 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 56.5%. Xavier ended the game having earned a 46.0% field goal percentage (23 of 50) and knocked down 7 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Colby Jones is one player who played a role in this contest. He finished the game at 80.0% from the field and recorded 4 dimes. He played 36 mins and snagged 10 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Xavier comes into this game with a mark of 17-11 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Xavier is pulling down 36.9 boards per game and has 398 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 123rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Musketeers are hitting 32.6% on three-point attempts (189 of 580) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 73.1 pts per contest (135th in the nation) on 44.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Musketeers are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 147th in D-1 in opponents points per game (67.9). The Musketeers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (703 of 1,665) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 151st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 345 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 99-94 when they played DePaul. The Red Storm were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. DePaul was called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 59.1%. In regard to 3-pointers, St. John's converted 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). Overall, the Red Storm walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 76 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.7%. The Red Storm permitted DePaul to make 33 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 55.9% for the matchup. They finished shooting 38.9% from three-point range by going 7 out of 18 and ended up going 26 of 38 at the charity stripe (68.4%). Concerning how they rebounded, St. John's permitted DePaul to get 34 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Aaron Wheeler was important for the Red Storm for the matchup. He made 8 of 13 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 29 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes for the contest.

St. John's has a record of 15-13 for the campaign. The Red Storm are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 66.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.8 times per game (2nd in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest. St. John's has tallied 2,232 points this year (79.7 per contest) and they average 38.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Red Storm are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 112th in D-1.

The St. John's defense surrenders 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (231 of 648) and their opponents are converting on 70.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.4 assists and 38.7 total boards per game, which has them ranked 245th and 340th in Division 1. The Red Storm on the defensive side of the court are 303rd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 74.4. They are able to force 16.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (152nd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Xavier

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