Hofstra Pride vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (8-4) will try to defeat the Hofstra Pride (7-5) at UBS Arena on Saturday.

The Hofstra Pride faced off with UNLV and ended up losing by a score of 74-56 in their last game. Hofstra finished the contest with a 37.9% FG percentage (22 of 58) and buried 8 of their 25 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Pride converted 4 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 57.1%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 28 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defending, Hofstra allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the field on 29 out of 60 shooting. UNLV earned 19 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. On top of that, UNLV had 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UNLV ended up shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of 7 tries. They made 10 of their 28 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Pride left the arena with 9 while UNLV finished the game with 9 personal fouls.

Darlinstone Dubar is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He went 70.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He ended up with 17 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Hofstra heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 7-5 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a team are committing 14.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Hofstra is collecting 34.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 202 assists on the campaign, which is 51st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Pride are connecting on 37.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (130 of 344) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.8 pts per game (132nd in D-1) while connecting on 47.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pride are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 14.4 fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 157th in D-1 in opponents points per game (70.1). The Pride are giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (298 of 720) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 214th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 158 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 69-65 when they played Connecticut. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, St. John's permitted Connecticut to collect 31 in total (10 on the offensive side). They went 27.8% from beyond the arc via 5 out of 18 and finished the contest at 16 out of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Red Storm allowed Connecticut to bury 24 of 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Red Storm went 20 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.5%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, St. John's knocked down 4 out of their 18 tries (22.2%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Connecticut had 20 fouls for this game which got the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Red Storm were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest.

Joel Soriano ended up having an impact for the Red Storm in this game. He accumulated 14 points in his 30 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He knocked down 4 of 5 for the contest for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

St. John's has a mark of 8-4 this year. The Red Storm are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.7 times per game (43rd in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. St. John's has 946 pts for the campaign (78.8 per contest) and they pull in 41.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Red Storm are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which is ranked 202nd in the nation.

The St. John's defense surrenders 32.9% from downtown (71 of 216) and opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.5 assists and 34.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 92nd and 162nd in those categories. The Red Storm on the defensive side of the court are 133rd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 69.1. They have forced 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (99th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Hofstra

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