UConn Huskies vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The UConn Huskies (19-2) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Saturday where they will play the St. John's Red Storm (13-8).

The UConn Huskies played Providence and walked away with a win by a score of 74-65 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up walking away with 18 while Providence totaled 28 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 out of their 18 tries from 3-point land. Providence went 50.0% at the free throw line by burying 13 of 26 shots. Additionally, Providence collected 34 boards (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Providence doled out 9 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, UConn allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the floor on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Huskies buried 26 of 36 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. UConn ended the contest having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (22 out of 55) and made 4 of 23 shots from 3-point land.

Stephon Castle is one guy who was important for the game. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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UConn enters this game with a record of 19-2 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls per game. As a team, UConn is pulling in 38.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 375 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 12th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are hitting 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (185 of 519) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 81.6 points per outing (30th in college basketball) while connecting on 49.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in college hoops in allowing assists with 215 conceded this year. The Huskies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.7% (466 of 1,175) and they surrender 30.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 32.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 25th in college hoops in points per game allowed (64.2).

For their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 88-77 when they played Xavier. When discussing cleaning the glass, St. John's permitted Xavier to collect 38 overall (14 offensive). They finished 36.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 7 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 32 at the charity stripe (84.4%). The Red Storm allowed Xavier to convert 27 out of their 61 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.3% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Storm went 27 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9%. When it comes to shooting from distance, St. John's buried 2 out of 14 tries (14.3%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Xavier earned 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They also gave up possession 9 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Red Storm collected 20 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 32 for the game.

Joel Soriano pitched in for the Red Storm for the game. He made 8 of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 15 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 13-8 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Storm are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which is ranked 206th in D-1. St. John's has accumulated 1,621 pts for the campaign (77.2 per contest) and they pull in 39.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (68th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. The Red Storm are committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.5% from the free throw line.

The St. John's defense concedes 31.6% on shots from distance (137 of 434) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.6 dimes and 34.6 boards every game, which ranks them 152nd and 169th in college basketball. The Red Storm are ranked 137th in college hoops in PPG given up with 70.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (91st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UConn

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