St. John's Red Storm vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (16-12) are on their way to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will compete against the Butler Bulldogs (16-12).

The St. John's Red Storm faced Creighton and notched a win by a score of 80-66 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Red Storm finished with 15 and Creighton accumulated 12 fouls. They also buried 6 of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. Creighton went 83.3% from the free throw line by burying 10 of their 12 shots. In addition, Creighton had 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Creighton recorded 15 dimes and had 1 steal in this matchup. In relation to defense, St. John's allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 25 of 63 shooting. They also distributed 24 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Red Storm made 10 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. St. John's wrapped up the game with a 47.2% FG percentage (34 of 72) and buried 2 out of their 8 three-point shots.

Daniss Jenkins is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 12 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins and also collected 1 rebound. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and recorded 6 assists.

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St. John's will enter this game with a mark of 16-12 so far this season. They are averaging 76.8 pts per game (92nd in Division 1) while connecting on 44.2% from the field. The Red Storm are shooting 32.8% on shots from downtown (193 of 589) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, St. John's is snagging 39.4 boards per game and has racked up 433 assists this year, which is 51st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Red Storm are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 fouls. They give up 33.1% on 3-pointers and they are 157th in college basketball in opponents PPG (71.2). The Red Storm defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (693 of 1,627) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 199th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 364 relinquished for the year.

For their last game, the Butler Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 76-64 when they played Seton Hall. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Butler permitted Seton Hall to get 33 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 31.3% from three-point range by going 5 of 16 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). The Bulldogs allowed Seton Hall to make 29 out of 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.2% in the game. In all, the Bulldogs shot 21 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.9%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Butler buried 12 of their 33 attempts (36.4%). They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.9%. Seton Hall committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Bulldogs snagged 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest.

Jalen Thomas ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs in this contest. He buried 5 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and earned 7 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Butler has a mark of 16-12 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.4% from the field, which has them ranked 137th in D-1. Butler has scored 2,187 pts for the year (78.1 per game) and they collect 35.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.9 times per game (78th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 13.8 fouls per contest while shooting 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 253rd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 74.0. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (211th in D-1). The Butler defense concedes 32.4% from downtown (218 of 672) and opponents are connecting on 73.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.3 assists and 35.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 217th and 234th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Butler and under the total points

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