Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (14-3) will try to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas (12-4) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The Georgetown Hoyas stepped onto the hardwood against Connecticut and went home with a loss by a final score of 68-60 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Hoyas ended up finishing with 12 and Connecticut racked up 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 26 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Connecticut walked away from this one shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 10 shots. Moreover, Connecticut collected 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Connecticut distributed 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, Georgetown allowed their opponent to shoot 46.4% from the floor on 26 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Hoyas converted 15 of their 23 tries for a rate of 65.2%. Georgetown finished with a 38.8% FG percentage (19 of 49) and made 7 out of their 15 three-point attempts.

Curtis Williams is a guy who was a factor in this game. He notched 15 points on 4 out of 6 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins and also grabbed 2 boards. He went 66.7% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Georgetown steps onto the hardwood with a record of 12-4 so far this year. They are averaging 74.1 points per game (212th in the nation) on 46.9% from the floor. The Hoyas are shooting 32.5% on shots from downtown (109 of 335) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgetown is pulling in 37.5 rebounds per game and has earned 253 dimes on the year, which ranks 106th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.6 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Hoyas have forced 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 15.8 fouls. They relinquish 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 26th in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.0). The Hoyas defense is allowing a FG percentage of 38.4% (357 of 930) and they relinquish 32.4 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 77th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 189 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 80-68 against Villanova. In regard to attacking the glass, St. John's allowed Villanova to snag 25 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 38.5% from behind the 3-point line via 10 of 26 and ended up going 14 out of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Red Storm permitted Villanova to make 22 of their 56 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.3% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Storm went 22 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 40.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, St. John's made 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to knock down 29 of the free throw tries for a rate of 74.4%. Villanova was called for 29 fouls in the matchup which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 39 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Red Storm corralled 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 in this matchup.

RJ Luis pitched in for the Red Storm for this game. He had 30 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He made 6 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

St. John's has a record of 14-3 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Red Storm are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 129th in the nation. St. John's has scored 1,390 pts for the campaign (81.8 per game) and they pull in 42.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.8 times per contest (86th in college) and they cough up possession 11.1 times per contest. The Red Storm are responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.2% from the free throw line.

The Red Storm defensively are ranked 75th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.5. They are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (58th in college). The St. John's defense surrenders 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (133 of 388) and opponents are knocking down 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.9 dimes and 34.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 174th and 171st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgetown

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