Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (9-21) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Saturday where they will play the St. John's Red Storm (18-12).

The Georgetown Hoyas stepped onto the hardwood against Providence and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-58 in their last contest. Georgetown finished the contest with a 35.1% FG percentage (20 out of 57) and made 4 of their 20 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Hoyas buried 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 6 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to defending, Georgetown allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the field on 27 of 55 shooting. Providence totaled 19 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Providence had 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't have a block. Providence finished the contest at 72.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 11 tries. They made 9 of their 27 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Hoyas finished with 13 and Providence had 18 personal fouls.

Jayden Epps is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up scoring 16 points on 6 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 31.6% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Georgetown heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 9-21 on the season. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Georgetown is pulling in 34.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 366 dimes so far this season, which is 268th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Hoyas are hitting 34.1% on shots from downtown (245 of 718) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 71.1 points per game (257th in the nation) while hitting 41.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hoyas are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are 345th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 472 conceded for the season. The Hoyas defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.8% (848 of 1,737) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 325th in D-1 in opponents PPG (77.7).

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm got the win with a final of 104-77 when they played DePaul. When discussing rebounds, St. John's permitted DePaul to snag 18 in all (1 offensive). They finished shooting 58.8% from distance by going 10 out of 17 and ended up shooting 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Red Storm permitted DePaul to make 28 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Storm finished shooting 41 for 68 from the floor which had them at 60.3%. When it comes to 3-pointers, St. John's buried 12 out of 23 attempts (52.2%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 62.5%. DePaul earned 14 fouls in this game which took the Red Storm to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They also turned it over 6 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Red Storm collected 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 in this game.

Jordan Dingle was important for the Red Storm for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He recorded 19 points in his 18 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in this contest.

St. John's has a mark of 18-12 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Red Storm are shooting 44.8% from the field, which ranks 172nd in D-1. St. John's has accounted for 2,335 pts on the season (77.8 per contest) and they average 39.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.9 times per game (38th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per game. The Red Storm are committing 18.1 fouls per game and they shoot 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Red Storm defensively are ranked 148th in college basketball in PPG given up with 71.0. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (125th in the nation). The St. John's defense surrenders 33.8% from downtown (208 of 615) and their opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.0 assists and 34.0 boards every game, which is ranked 192nd and 138th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown

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