St. John's Red Storm vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Friday, December 20, 2024

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (9-2) are hitting the road to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Friday where they will meet the Providence Friars (7-5).

The St. John's Red Storm faced off with DePaul and notched a win by a score of 89-61 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Red Storm finished with 16 and DePaul totaled 18 fouls. They made 6 of their 20 attempts from downtown. DePaul finished the game at 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 21 tries. Furthermore, DePaul collected 25 rebounds (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. DePaul recorded 8 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, St. John's allowed the other team to go 39.2% from the floor on 20 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for the contest as well as creating 19 turnovers and having 14 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Red Storm made 12 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. St. John's walked away from the game having earned a 55.2% FG percentage (37 out of 67) and converted 3 of their 10 three-point shots.

RJ Luis is a guy who came through for this contest. He accumulated 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played for 21 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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St. John's comes into this matchup with a mark of 9-2 this season. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, St. John's is pulling down 42.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 187 dimes so far this year, which ranks 64th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Red Storm are shooting 32.8% on shots from distance (80 of 244) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 84.8 points per contest (28th in the country) while hitting 48.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Storm are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.7% on 3-pointers and they rank 91st in college in opponents PPG (67.5). The Red Storm defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.8% (261 of 656) and they relinquish 33.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 131st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 137 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Providence Friars took a defeat with a final score of 74-70 against St. Bonaventure. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Providence allowed St. Bonaventure to grab 33 overall (14 offensive). They shot 28.6% from three-point range by hitting 4 out of 14 and finished the contest at 20 of 28 at the charity stripe (71.4%). The Friars permitted St. Bonaventure to convert 25 out of their 60 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.7% for the game. When all was said and done, the Friars finished the game shooting 20 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.7%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Providence made 10 out of 32 attempts (31.3%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. St. Bonaventure earned 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Friars to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Friars were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest.

Wesley Cardet Jr. ended up having an impact for the Friars for the matchup. He made 3 of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 37.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He recorded 13 points in his 24 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Providence has a mark of 7-5 on the season. The Friars commit 17.8 fouls per game while shooting 67.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.9 times per contest (260th in college) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest. Providence has accounted for 846 points so far this season (70.5 per contest) and they grab 39.8 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Friars are shooting 43.0% from the field, which ranks them 267th in college.

The Friars are ranked 36th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 64.6. They are forcing 9.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (42nd in D-1). The Providence defense allows 30.4% on 3-point shots (70 of 230) and their opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.1 dimes and 33.3 boards per game, which ranks 25th and 127th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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