Villanova Wildcats vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Villanova Wildcats (11-7) are headed to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will compete against the St. John's Red Storm (12-7).

The Villanova Wildcats faced off with Connecticut and ended up losing by a score of 66-65 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 21 while Connecticut finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They made 8 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Connecticut finished the game at 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 24 shots. On top of that, Connecticut had 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Connecticut distributed 13 assists and had 2 steals for the game. With regard to the defense, Villanova let their opponent shoot 40.8% from the floor on 20 out of 49 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 26 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 14 of 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Villanova ended the game having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (22 of 49) and made 7 out of their 23 shots from distance.

TJ Bamba is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He finished shooting 36.4% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He notched 15 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Villanova will enter this matchup with a record of 11-7 on the year. They are turning it over 10.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Villanova is collecting 36.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 215 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 309th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are hitting 33.5% on three-point shots (169 of 505) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 73.7 pts per game (207th in the nation) while shooting 42.3% from the field.

On defense, the Wildcats have forced 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 159th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 234 relinquished on the season. The Wildcats defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.9% (427 of 1,019) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 33.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 59th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. John's Red Storm took a loss by a final score of 73-72 against Marquette. When talking about how they attacked the glass, St. John's permitted Marquette to get 25 overall (4 offensive). They went 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 of 20 and finished the contest at 3 out of 9 at the free throw line (33.3%). The Red Storm allowed Marquette to bury 32 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.2% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Red Storm finished 26 for 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6%. When discussing shots from distance, St. John's converted 5 out of their 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Marquette was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Red Storm were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the matchup.

RJ Luis ended up having an impact for the Red Storm in the game. He made 7 of 18 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and added 4 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 28 mins of playing time and added 2 assists for the contest.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 12-7 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Storm are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which ranks them 203rd in D-1. St. John's has totaled 1,474 pts for the season (77.6 per contest) and they grab 40.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per game (66th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Red Storm are committing 18.1 fouls per contest and they hit 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Red Storm on the defensive side of the court are 148th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 70.6. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (102nd in college hoops). The St. John's defense allows 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 390) and opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.4 dimes and 34.7 boards per contest, which is 141st and 174th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Villanova

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