Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, NY

TV: Youtube TV

Carnesecca Arena is where the St. John's Red Storm (11-6) will try to beat the Butler Bulldogs (10-7) on Tuesday.

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against Seton Hall and took a loss by a score of 76-51 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 13 and Seton Hall racked up 19 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 16 shots from beyond the arc. Seton Hall finished the game shooting 61.1% at the charity stripe by making 11 of 18 shots. Moreover, Seton Hall grabbed 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Seton Hall doled out 17 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Butler let their opponent shoot 52.7% from the floor on 29 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 17 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. Butler finished with a 26.8% FG percentage (15 of 56) and knocked down 4 of 21 3-pointers.

Jayden Taylor is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He left the arena with 14 points on 3 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins and also collected 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 21.4% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Butler steps onto the hardwood with a record of 10-7 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 12.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Butler is pulling in 32.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 221 dimes on the campaign, which is 170th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 34.1% on 3-pointers (113 of 331) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.9 pts per contest (228th in D-1) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 297th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 234 conceded this year. The Bulldogs defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.6% (435 of 1,020) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 30.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 91st in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.4).

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 83-80 when they faced Providence. The Red Storm collected 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Providence earned 15 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 60.0%. With regard to three-point shots, St. John's buried 4 of 15 attempts (26.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Storm went 32 for 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. The Red Storm permitted Providence to make 27 of 53 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.9% for the game. They wrapped up this game 41.2% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 17 and finished the contest at 22 out of 34 from the free throw line (64.7%). Concerning team rebounding, St. John's allowed Providence to get 33 in total (5 offensive).

Joel Soriano was important for the Red Storm in this matchup. He recorded 16 points in his 27 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this contest. He converted 8 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

St. John's has a record of 11-6 this season. As an offense, the Red Storm are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which has them ranked 102nd in the country. St. John's has scored 1,344 pts on the season (79.1 per game) and they collect 40.8 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.9 times per game (41st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game. The Red Storm are committing 16.3 fouls per contest while shooting 68.2% from the charity stripe.

The Red Storm defensively are ranked 280th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 72.9. They are forcing 14.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (226th in the nation). The St. John's defense surrenders 33.2% on three-point shots (128 of 385) and their opponents are converting on 69.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.1 dimes and 35.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 280th and 249th in D-1.

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

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

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