Michigan Wolverines vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 11/13/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Monday, November 13, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

The Michigan Wolverines (2-0) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Monday where they will try to defeat the St. John's Red Storm (1-0).

The Michigan Wolverines took the court against Youngstown State and notched a win by a score of 92-62 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Wolverines ended up with 12 while Youngstown State recorded 17 fouls. They buried 7 out of their 23 shots from distance. Youngstown State finished the contest at 70.0% at the free throw line by burying 7 of 10 tries. On top of that, Youngstown State collected 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Youngstown State recorded 8 assists and had 5 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 35.3% from the floor on 24 of 68 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes for the game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wolverines buried 13 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Michigan ended with a 53.0% field goal percentage (35 out of 66) and converted 9 out of their 26 3-pointers.

Will Tschetter is someone who played a role for this game. He ended up shooting 100.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 18 minutes but ended the game without a board. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 out of 8 shooting.

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Michigan enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the campaign. They are turning it over 10.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.5 personal fouls every game. As a team, Michigan is snagging 40.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 36 dimes this season, which ranks 68th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wolverines are hitting 40.4% on shots from beyond the arc (21 of 52) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 95.5 points per game (20th in D-1) while going 54.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wolverines are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 fouls. They currently rank 140th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 21 relinquished so far this season. The Wolverines defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 37.4% (46 of 123) and they concede 30.5 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 35.4% on 3-pointers while they are 171st in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.0).

When they last played, the St. John's Red Storm got the victory with a final of 90-74 against Stony Brook. When discussing rebounding, St. John's permitted Stony Brook to pull down 25 in total (12 offensive). They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 16 and finished the game at 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Red Storm permitted Stony Brook to bury 29 of 66 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.9% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Storm finished the game shooting 34 for 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.5%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, St. John's made 11 of 22 tries (50.0%). They were able to bury 11 of those for a clip of 91.7%. Stony Brook committed 14 fouls in the game which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Red Storm pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest.

Joel Soriano ended up being a factor for the Red Storm in the matchup. He made 9 out of 12 in this contest for a rate of 75.0%, and earned 11 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in the game.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 1-0 for the season. The Red Storm are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they go 91.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per contest (21st in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per game. St. John's has totaled 90 pts so far this season and they grab 42.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Red Storm are hitting on 51.5% from the field, which ranks them 60th in the country.

The Red Storm on the defensive end are ranked 237th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 74.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (243rd in college hoops). The St. John's defense concedes 25.0% on shots from 3-point land (4 of 16) and their opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 9.0 dimes and 30.0 boards every game, which ranks them 72nd and 66th in college hoops.

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

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

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