Harvard Crimson vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Queens, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (5-2) will play the Harvard Crimson (2-5) at Carnesecca Arena on Saturday.

The Harvard Crimson faced UMass and ended up losing by a score of 62-54 in their last contest. Harvard ended the contest with a 37.7% FG percentage (23 out of 61) and made 6 of their 20 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Crimson converted 2 of their 3 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to the defense, Harvard allowed the other team to go 40.3% from the field on 27 out of 67 shooting. UMass recorded 10 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Additionally, UMass pulled down 47 rebounds (18 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UMass finished shooting 63.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 11 attempts. They also made 1 of their 16 tries from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Crimson ended up finishing with 15 and UMass recorded 8 personal fouls.

Thomas Batties II is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up scoring 16 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 53.8% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Harvard comes into this matchup with a record of 2-5 so far this season. They currently have an average of 66.9 points per outing (320th in Division 1) while hitting 43.3% from the floor. The Crimson are connecting on 30.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (53 of 173) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Harvard is pulling down 32.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 96 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 187th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.4 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Crimson are able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 13.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 283rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 103 surrendered for the campaign. The Crimson defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (190 of 419) and they relinquish 36.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 35.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 236th in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.3).

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm went home defeated by a final of 66-63 when they played Georgia. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, St. John's allowed Georgia to pull down 34 overall (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 5 out of 12 and finished the game at 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Red Storm allowed Georgia to convert 24 of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Storm shot 19 for 61 from the floor which had them at 31.1%. When it comes to shots from downtown, St. John's knocked down 2 out of 19 attempts (10.5%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.1%. Georgia had 24 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also coughed it up 14 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Red Storm were able to collect 12 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the game.

Zuby Ejiofor pitched in for the Red Storm for this game. He recorded 22 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He knocked down 5 out of 8 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 8 rebounds.

St. John's has a win-loss mark of 5-2 for the year. The Red Storm have committed 16.0 personal fouls every game and they go 69.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.9 times per contest (48th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest. St. John's has earned 580 pts for the year (82.9 per contest) and they grab 39.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Storm are connecting on 48.3% from the field, which is ranked 62nd in the nation.

The St. John's defense gives up 35.4% on shots from distance (58 of 164) and their opponents are connecting on 63.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.9 dimes and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which is 246th and 129th in those defensive categories. The Red Storm on defense are ranked 100th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.0. They are able to force 16.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (77th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Harvard

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