St. John's Red Storm vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Villanova Wildcats (10-4) welcome the St. John's Red Storm (10-4) at Finneran Pavilion on Saturday.

The St. John's Red Storm played Butler and earned the victory with a final of 86-70 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Red Storm ended up walking away with 13 and Butler finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 29 tries from long range. Butler shot 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 12 tries. On top of that, Butler grabbed 25 boards (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Butler distributed 14 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, St. John's allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 26 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes for the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Red Storm made 12 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. St. John's wrapped up the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 68) and made 6 of 21 shots from distance.

Daniss Jenkins is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 7 dimes. He played for 34 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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St. John's will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 10-4 this season. They are averaging 79.7 pts per game (71st in Division 1) while going 44.7% from the field. The Red Storm are hitting 34.1% on shots from distance (106 of 311) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. John's is pulling in 41.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 226 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 48th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.9 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Red Storm are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.4 fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 152nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.9). The Red Storm defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (342 of 822) and they relinquish 33.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 139th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 164 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Villanova Wildcats got the victory with a final of 66-65 when they faced Xavier. The Wildcats snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, but weren't able to put a steal in the stat sheet. Xavier committed 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Villanova made 10 out of 30 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Wildcats went 21 out of 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.2%. The Wildcats allowed Xavier to bury 25 of their 68 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.8% for the matchup. They finished 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 18 and finished the game at 10 out of 10 from the free throw line (100.0%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Villanova allowed Xavier to get 34 overall (12 offensive).

Hakim Hart pitched in for the Wildcats for the game. He made 5 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He recorded 14 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this game.

Villanova has a record of 10-4 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 41.1% from the floor, which ranks 319th in the country. Villanova has tallied 1,023 points for the season (73.1 per contest) and they pull in 38.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.8 times per contest (307th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.4 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 15.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 81.6% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 32nd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 63.6. They have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (54th in college basketball). The Villanova defense gives up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (111 of 333) and their opposition makes 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.0 dimes and 34.1 rebounds every game, which ranks them 136th and 138th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Villanova

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