Stony Brook Seawolves vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 11/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stony Brook Seawolves vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Stony Brook (+17)

Carnesecca Arena is the location where the St. John's Red Storm (18-15 last year) will compete against the Stony Brook Seawolves (11-22 last season) on Tuesday. St. John's is 17-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total comes in at 144.5.

The Stony Brook Seawolves played Charleston and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-52 in their last contest. Stony Brook ended with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 of 56) and converted 2 out of their 14 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Seawolves converted 6 of 9 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 29 with 2 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists for this contest as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In regard to defense, Stony Brook allowed 38.2% from the field on 26 of 68 shooting. Charleston recorded 15 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. On top of that, Charleston grabbed 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Charleston went 70.6% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 17 attempts. They converted 10 of their 37 shots from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Seawolves ended up finishing with 15 and Charleston finished the game with 13 fouls.

Keenan Fitzmorris is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He accumulated 18 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 47.1% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Stony Brook comes into this game after finishing with a record of 11-22 last season. They had an average of 63.1 points per game (348th in the country) while hitting 41.3% from the field. The Seawolves hit on 32.2% on three-point attempts (256 of 794) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. As a group, Stony Brook grabbed 33.9 rebounds per contest and accounted for 389 assists last season, which had them ranked 260th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a unit committed 15.1 fouls per game.

When they were on the defensive end, the Seawolves forced their opponents into 9.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 15.8 personal fouls. They surrendered 34.2% from 3-point land and they ranked 147th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.1). The Seawolves defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 42.6% (824 of 1,935) and they surrendered 35.2 boards per game as a group. They were 243rd in college basketball in allowing assists 442 relinquished over the course of last year.

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm took a loss by a final score of 72-70 when they played Marquette. When talking about attacking the glass, St. John's allowed Marquette to pull down 35 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They went 26.5% from three-point range by connecting on 9 out of 34 and finished the game at 9 of 12 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Red Storm allowed Marquette to knock down 27 of 69 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 39.1% in the game. When all was said and done, the Red Storm finished 21 for 69 from the field which had them at 30.4%. In reference to 3-point shots, St. John's made 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Marquette earned 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They also turned the ball over 20 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Red Storm were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 41 in this game.

Dylan Addae-Wusu was important for the Red Storm in this matchup. He tallied 16 points in his 39 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game. He knocked down 6 of 11 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

St. John's had a win-loss record of 18-15 last season. As an offense, the Red Storm shot 44.9% from the field, which ranked 166th in Division 1. St. John's tallied 2,552 points last season (77.3 per game) and they averaged 40.1 rebounds per game. They got an assist 15.2 times per game (44th in D-1) and they turned it over 14.0 times per contest. The Red Storm were responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Red Storm were ranked 317th in the country in points allowed per game with 75.2. They forced 14.7 TO's per game and let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (156th in the country). The St. John's defense allowed 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (277 of 802) and their opposition knocked down 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrendered 15.4 assists and 35.7 rebounds per game, which ranked them 343rd and 281st in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. John's (-17)

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