St. John's Red Storm vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: fuboTV

The Xavier Musketeers (18-5) are welcoming the St. John's Red Storm (14-9) at Cintas Center on Saturday.

The St. John's Red Storm stepped onto the hardwood against Seton Hall and ended up losing by a score of 84-72 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Red Storm ended up finishing with 20 while Seton Hall racked up 24 personal fouls. They converted 9 of 20 attempts from downtown. Seton Hall shot 59.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 22 tries. Additionally, Seton Hall snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Seton Hall doled out 19 assists and had 11 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, St. John's let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 31 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 40 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Red Storm converted 17 of their 27 tries for a rate of 63.0%. St. John's wrapped up the contest with a 40.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 59) and buried 7 of 15 shots from 3-point land.

AJ Storr is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He walked away with 15 points on 4 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and grabbed 3 boards. He finished the game at 33.3% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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St. John's heads into this contest with a mark of 14-9 this season. They are averaging 77.3 points per outing (56th in college basketball) while going 45.6% from the field. The Red Storm are hitting 32.9% on shots from distance (136 of 414) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. John's is grabbing 39.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 349 assists on the year, which is 51st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Red Storm are forcing 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.9 fouls. They concede 33.6% on three-point shots and they are 292nd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (73.6). The Red Storm defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.1% (612 of 1,389) and they surrender 35.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 290th in college basketball in allowing assists with 319 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Xavier Musketeers took home the win by a final score of 85-83 when they played Providence. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Xavier allowed Providence to snag 39 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 45.0% from 3-point land by going 9 of 20 and ended up going 14 of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Musketeers allowed Providence to make 30 out of their 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% for the game. When the game finished, the Musketeers finished 32 out of 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4%. When talking about three-point shots, Xavier made 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 56.5%. Providence committed 20 personal fouls in the game which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Musketeers were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game.

Jack Nunge ended up being important for the Musketeers in this game. He earned 23 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for this game. He knocked down 10 out of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 14 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 18-5 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Musketeers are shooting 50.0% from the field, which is 5th in the nation. Xavier has totaled 1,916 pts on the campaign (83.3 per game) and they average 37.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 20.8 times per contest (1st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. The Musketeers commit 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.1% from the free throw line.

The Xavier defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point shots (182 of 497) and opponents are making 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 15.4 dimes and 32.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 339th and 89th in the country. The Musketeers on defense are ranked 334th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 76.2. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (276th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Xavier

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