St. John's Red Storm vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 3/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs UConn Huskies

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FOX

Madison Square Garden is where the UConn Huskies (28-3) will take on the St. John's Red Storm (19-12) on Friday.

The St. John's Red Storm faced Georgetown and walked away with a win by a score of 86-78 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Red Storm finished with 15 while Georgetown racked up 20 personal fouls. They converted 12 out of their 24 tries from distance. Georgetown shot 100.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 12 attempts. Additionally, Georgetown collected 25 rebounds (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Georgetown earned 13 assists and had 10 steals for the game. In the matter of defending, St. John's allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 23 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Red Storm knocked down 23 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 71.9%. St. John's walked away from the contest with a 60.4% FG percentage (29 out of 48) and converted 5 of 13 shots from beyond the arc.

Daniss Jenkins is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 63.6% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also snagged 2 boards. He ended up with 23 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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St. John's heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 19-12 for the season. They turn it over 11.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls every game. As a unit, St. John's is snagging 38.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 488 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 59th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Red Storm are connecting on 33.6% on 3-pointers (219 of 651) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.1 pts per game (65th in the country) while hitting 45.2% from the field.

On defense, the Red Storm are forcing 13.0 turnovers every game and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.4% on 3-point shots while they are 153rd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (71.2). The Red Storm defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (768 of 1,792) and they concede 33.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 167th in college basketball in giving up assists with 404 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UConn Huskies got the win with a final of 74-60 against Providence. The Huskies were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. Providence had 11 fouls for the game which got the Huskies to the free throw line for 6 shots. They were able to make 5 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, UConn made 11 of their 27 tries (40.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Huskies finished the game shooting 29 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. The Huskies permitted Providence to make 20 of 57 attempts from the floor which had them at 35.1% for this contest. They finished 29.6% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 27 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, UConn allowed Providence to grab 36 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Alex Karaban was important for the Huskies for this game. He made 6 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

UConn has a mark of 28-3 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which is 14th in college basketball. UConn has totaled 2,515 points so far this year (81.1 per game) and they average 38.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 18.0 times per contest (7th in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.9 times per game. The Huskies are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 13th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 64.0. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the field (11th in college hoops). The UConn defense allows 31.7% on 3-point attempts (183 of 578) and opponents are making 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.1 dimes and 29.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 11th and 8th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UConn

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