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St. John’s vs. Xavier NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – January 22

St. John’s vs. Xavier NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – January 22

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By: DK.Network.Editors

A pair of streaking squads hit the court when the St. John’s Red Storm (16-3, 7-1 Big East) host the Xavier Musketeers (12-7, 4-4 Big East) tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Red Storm are putting their five-game winning streak on the line versus the Musketeers, who have won three in a row.

St. John’s vs. Xavier Predictions

  • Our pick to win on the Moneyline in this contest is St. John’s.
  • Against the spread, we project that St. John’s will cover. The spread is currently St. John’s -6.5.
  • As for the total, we see this one going under the posted over/under of 149.5 points. Our projected total for the match is 146.4 points.

St. John’s vs. Xavier Odds

  • Spread: St. John’s (-6.5)
  • Moneyline: St. John’s -295 | Xavier +235
  • Total: 149.5
  • The Red Storm have won 11 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing eight times.
  • St. John’s is 9-6 ATS this season when playing as at least 6.5-point favorites.
  • The Red Storm and their opponents have combined to hit the over nine out of 19 times this season.
  • The Red Storm have gone 16-1 in games they were favored on the Moneyline (winning 94.1% of those games).
  • St. John’s has won all 13 games it played as a Moneyline favorite with odds of -295 or shorter.
  • The Musketeers have won 11 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover eight times.
  • Xavier has an ATS record of 3-0 when playing as at least 6.5-point underdogs this season.
  • In the Musketeers’ 19 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total six times.
  • The Musketeers have won one of the eight games they’ve played as underdogs this season.

St. John’s Key Stats

  • Points: 80.6 PPG (56th) | FG%: 45.5% (148th)
  • Opp. Points: 66.1 PPG (46th) | Opp. FG%: 39.9% (34th)
  • Rebounds: 37.2 RPG (16th) | Opp. Rebounds: 30.3 RPG (138th)
  • Assists: 15.6 APG (83rd) | Turnovers: 10.7 TPG (109th)
  • Steals: 9.7 SPG (16th) | Blocks: 6.2 BPG (3rd)

Xavier Key Stats

  • Points: 77.3 PPG (116th) | FG%: 45.6% (142nd)
  • Opp. Points: 68.8 PPG (101st) | Opp. FG%: 42.1% (113th)
  • Rebounds: 31.2 RPG (258th) | Opp. Rebounds: 30.5 RPG (147th)
  • Assists: 16.7 APG (39th) | Turnovers: 10.9 TPG (123rd)
  • Steals: 7.4 SPG (134th) | Blocks: 2.8 BPG (245th)

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