Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Sunday, January 29, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: fuboTV

The St. John's Red Storm (13-8) will try to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas (6-15) at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The Georgetown Hoyas took the court against DePaul and went home with a win by a final score of 81-76 in their last game. Georgetown walked away from the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 56) and made 4 of their 15 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Hoyas converted 27 of their 41 attempts for a percentage of 65.9%. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 33 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to defense, Georgetown let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 29 out of 59 shooting. DePaul doled out 13 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Moreover, DePaul grabbed 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. DePaul finished 57.9% from the free throw line by converting 11 of their 19 tries. They knocked down 7 of their 15 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Hoyas ended up with 18 while DePaul finished the game with 30 personal fouls.

Primo Spears is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 41.2% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists. He played for 40 mins and collected 4 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Georgetown will play this contest with a mark of 6-15 for the year. They average 72.3 points per contest (163rd in D-1) while going 44.0% from the floor. The Hoyas are connecting on 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc (120 of 382) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgetown is grabbing 36.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 255 assists on the campaign, which is 268th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 14.9 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hoyas are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are 354th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 356 relinquished on the year. The Hoyas defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (601 of 1,309) and they surrender 36.0 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 38.0% on 3-pointers while they are 350th in the nation in opponents PPG (78.4).

For their last game, the St. John's Red Storm walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 104-76 against Creighton. The Red Storm corralled 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 2 steals in this contest. Creighton was called for 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, St. John's buried 6 out of 13 tries (46.2%). When the game finished, the Red Storm finished shooting 31 for 67 from the floor which had them shooting 46.3%. The Red Storm permitted Creighton to make 38 out of their 67 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 56.7% for the matchup. They finished 36.7% from beyond the arc by going 11 of 30 and ended up shooting 17 out of 21 at the charity stripe (81.0%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, St. John's allowed Creighton to pull down 35 in total (8 offensive).

AJ Storr was important for the Red Storm for this contest. He scored 23 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this matchup. He buried 9 of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 56.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 13-8 on the campaign. The Red Storm commit 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 68.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per contest (56th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. St. John's has earned 1,631 points so far this year (77.7 per contest) and they pull in 39.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Storm are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 100th in Division 1.

The Red Storm on defense are ranked 286th in the country in points per game surrendered with 73.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (216th in college basketball). The St. John's defense gives up 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (162 of 485) and opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.0 dimes and 35.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 278th and 249th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown

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