Providence Friars vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (11-4) will compete against the Providence Friars (11-4) at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

The Providence Friars stepped onto the hardwood against Creighton and went home with a loss by a final score of 69-60 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Friars finished with 14 and Creighton recorded 11 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of 23 shots from 3-point land. Creighton went 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 14 tries. Furthermore, Creighton collected 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Creighton distributed 9 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, Providence allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the field on 26 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Friars knocked down 4 of their 8 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Providence finished having earned a 36.9% FG percentage (24 out of 65) and converted 8 out of their 23 three-point shots.

Devin Carter is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He notched 25 points on 11 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Providence heads into this one with a record of 11-4 this season. They average 73.0 pts per game (231st in Division 1) on 45.5% from the field. The Friars are shooting 32.7% on shots from downtown (120 of 367) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Providence is snagging 38.2 boards per game and has accounted for 207 dimes this season, which is 179th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Friars have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 30.5% on three-point shots and they are 32nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.1). The Friars are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 38.5% (349 of 907) and they concede 34.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 5th in college hoops in giving up assists with 126 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 81-71 against Villanova. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, St. John's allowed Villanova to collect 28 overall (8 offensive). They shot 21.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 of 28 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). The Red Storm allowed Villanova to make 26 of 67 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.8% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Red Storm shot 29 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.5%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, St. John's made 7 of their 16 tries (43.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.2%. Villanova committed 16 fouls in this contest which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for 21 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Red Storm snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the contest.

Joel Soriano ended up having an impact for the Red Storm for this game. He racked up 20 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 3 assists in this game. He buried 7 of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and earned 8 rebounds.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 11-4 so far this season. The Red Storm are committing 17.9 fouls per game and they shoot 71.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per game (52nd in the nation) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. St. John's has scored 1,197 points on the year (79.8 per game) and they grab 41.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Red Storm are connecting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 178th in D-1.

The Red Storm are ranked 149th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 69.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the field (105th in the nation). The St. John's defense allows 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (98 of 301) and their opponents are making 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.9 dimes and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 117th and 140th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. John's

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