Xavier Musketeers vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

Madison Square Garden is the site where the St. John's Red Storm (16-3) will try to defeat the Xavier Musketeers (12-7) on Wednesday.

The Xavier Musketeers took the court against Marquette and walked away with a win by a score of 59-57 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Musketeers left the arena with 11 and Marquette finished the game with 11 fouls. They also converted 8 of 29 tries from three-point range. Marquette went 42.9% at the free throw line by burying 3 of 7 tries. Furthermore, Marquette totaled 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Marquette distributed 12 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Xavier allowed the other team to go 37.1% from the field on 23 out of 62 shooting. They also distributed 12 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 34 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Musketeers knocked down 11 of their 16 shots for a rate of 68.8%. Xavier ended the contest having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 57) and converted 2 of 17 3-point attempts.

Zach Freemantle is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished with 14 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played 32 minutes played and pulled down 10 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Xavier will enter this game with a mark of 12-7 on the year. They are turning it over 11.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Xavier is pulling down 34.9 boards per game and has accumulated 317 assists on the campaign, which is 31st in the nation in terms of passing. The Musketeers are shooting 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (156 of 409) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.3 pts per contest (116th in Division 1) while hitting 45.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Musketeers are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They give up 33.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 103rd in college in points per game allowed (68.8). The Musketeers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.1% (471 of 1,119) and they relinquish 33.3 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 258th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 263 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the St. John's Red Storm went home victorious with a score of 79-51 when they faced Seton Hall. The Red Storm recorded 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this game. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 12 steals in the game. Seton Hall had 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to shots from distance, St. John's converted 7 out of their 18 tries (38.9%). When the game finished, the Red Storm ended up going 28 for 60 from the field which had them sitting at 46.7%. The Red Storm allowed Seton Hall to make 15 of 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 26.3% for the matchup. They shot 25.0% from distance by hitting 4 out of 16 and ended up shooting 17 of 29 at the charity stripe (58.6%). In reference to rebounding, St. John's permitted Seton Hall to collect 28 in total (15 on the offensive side).

RJ Luis pitched in for the Red Storm in this game. He tallied 24 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 4 assists for the contest. He made 9 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 8 rebounds.

St. John's has a record of 16-3 this year. As an offense, the Red Storm are shooting 45.5% from the field, which has them ranked 149th in college. St. John's has earned 1,532 pts so far this season (80.6 per game) and they grab 41.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (83rd in the country) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. The Red Storm have committed 16.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The St. John's defense gives up 33.5% on shots from distance (140 of 418) and opponents are converting on 67.1% of their foul shots. They give up 12.4 dimes and 34.9 boards per game, ranking them 128th and 207th in those categories. The Red Storm defensively are ranked 48th in college in points given up per game with 66.1. They are forcing 15.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (34th in the country).

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

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

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