Providence Friars vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

Madison Square Garden is the location where the St. John's Red Storm (18-3) will compete against the Providence Friars (11-10) on Saturday.

The Providence Friars faced Seton Hall and notched a win by a score of 69-67 in their last game. Providence walked away from the contest having earned a 48.9% FG percentage (22 out of 45) and converted 9 out of their 21 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Friars converted 16 of 23 shots for a percentage of 69.6%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 30 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning defending, Providence allowed the other team to shoot 37.0% from the field on 20 of 54 shooting. Seton Hall earned 11 assists and had 12 steals in this game. Moreover, Seton Hall snagged 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't have a block. Seton Hall went 76.7% when shooting free throws by burying 23 of their 30 attempts. They knocked down 4 of their 22 attempts from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Friars left the arena with 24 and Seton Hall had 17 fouls.

Jayden Pierre is one player who came through for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He accumulated 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Providence comes into this one with a mark of 11-10 for the season. They are averaging 71.9 points per contest (250th in the country) while connecting on 44.1% from the floor. The Friars are hitting 34.6% on shots from downtown (187 of 541) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Providence is grabbing 38.5 boards per game and has accounted for 253 dimes so far this year, which is 298th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Friars are forcing 9.0 turnovers every game and they draw 15.7 fouls. They are surrendering 30.4% on 3-pointers and they are 111th in college hoops in opponents points per game (69.3). The Friars defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.7% (515 of 1,236) and they relinquish 32.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 41st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 229 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 66-41 when they faced Georgetown. With respect to cleaning the glass, St. John's permitted Georgetown to grab 33 in all (10 offensive). They shot 23.1% from downtown by shooting 6 out of 26 and finished the game at 7 of 16 at the free throw line (43.8%). The Red Storm allowed Georgetown to convert 14 out of 57 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 24.6% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Storm finished shooting 28 for 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.3%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, St. John's buried 6 out of 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to make 4 of those for a rate of 44.4%. Georgetown committed 10 fouls in the matchup which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 12 steals in the game. The Red Storm earned 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 37 for this game.

Kadary Richmond ended up being a factor for the Red Storm in the matchup. He accumulated 13 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 7 for this game for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

St. John's has a mark of 18-3 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Storm are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 140th in college hoops. St. John's has 1,677 points this year (79.9 per game) and they snag 41.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per game (85th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. The Red Storm are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they go 69.8% from the free throw line.

The St. John's defense concedes 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (154 of 464) and their opposition knocks down 66.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.4 dimes and 34.8 boards every game, which ranks 120th and 205th in D-1. The Red Storm on defense are ranked 34th in college in points given up per game with 65.1. They are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the field (17th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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