Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (8-4) will play the Butler Bulldogs (10-3) at Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday.

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against Providence and took a loss by a score of 85-75 in their last game. Butler wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 74) and converted 6 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 11 of their 20 tries for a rate of 55.0%. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 6 assists in this game while forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to the defense, Butler allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the field on 30 out of 66 shooting. Providence dished out 17 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. In addition, Providence had 47 rebounds (9 offensive, 38 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Providence shot 59.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 22 attempts. They also knocked down 12 out of their 33 tries from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 19 while Providence finished the game with 18 fouls.

DJ Davis is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He shot 43.8% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 39 minutes played and also grabbed 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Butler will take the court with a mark of 10-3 this season. They lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 12.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Butler is snagging 38.6 boards per game and has racked up 198 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 60th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are shooting 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (105 of 302) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 83.2 points per outing (37th in college basketball) while shooting 47.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They give up 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 179th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.8). The Bulldogs are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.4% (349 of 844) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 267th in college hoops in giving up assists with 171 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 69-65 against Connecticut. The Red Storm corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 6 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. Connecticut was called for 20 fouls for the contest which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, St. John's buried 4 of their 18 tries (22.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Red Storm finished 20 for 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.5%. The Red Storm allowed Connecticut to make 24 of their 56 tries from the field which had them sitting at 42.9% in this game. They finished shooting 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 18 and ended up shooting 16 of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, St. John's allowed Connecticut to grab 31 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Joel Soriano ended up being important for the Red Storm in the matchup. He recorded 14 points in his 30 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 4 out of 5 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

St. John's has a record of 8-4 for the campaign. As an offense, the Red Storm are shooting 44.4% from the field, which ranks 205th in college basketball. St. John's has accounted for 946 pts for the year (78.8 per contest) and they pull down 41.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.7 times per game (43rd in the nation) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. The Red Storm are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.4% from the free throw line.

The St. John's defense surrenders 32.9% on shots from distance (71 of 216) and their opposition makes 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.5 assists and 34.6 boards every game, which is ranked 94th and 161st in the nation. The Red Storm on defense are ranked 136th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 69.1. They have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (98th in college basketball).

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

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

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