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St. John’s vs. Omaha NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament First Round

St. John’s vs. Omaha NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament First Round

College Basketball DraftKings Sportsbook Insights Data Skrive

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By: DK.Network.Editors

An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 15th-seeded Omaha Mavericks (22-12) take the court against the No. 2 seed St. John’s Red Storm (30-4) tonight at Amica Mutual Pavilion. The contest tips off at 9:45 p.m. ET.

St. John’s vs. Omaha Predictions

  • Our pick to win on the Moneyline in this matchup is St. John’s.
  • Against the spread, we predict that Omaha will cover. The spread is currently Omaha +18.5.
  • As for the total, we see this one going over the posted over/under of 147.5 points. Our projected total for the match is 149.2 points.

St. John’s vs. Omaha Odds

  • Spread: St. John’s (-18.5)
  • Moneyline: St. John’s -3226 | Omaha +1336
  • Total: 147.5
  • The Red Storm have compiled a 22-11-1 ATS record so far this year.
  • St. John’s has covered the spread three times this season (3-4 ATS) when playing as at least 18.5-point favorites.
  • The Red Storm and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 15 out of 34 times this season.
  • The Red Storm have won 93.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the Moneyline (28-2).
  • St. John’s has won all five games it played as a Moneyline favorite with odds of -3226 or shorter.
  • The Mavericks have won 23 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover nine times.
  • Omaha has covered the spread when playing as at least 18.5-point underdogs in two of two games this year.
  • Mavericks games have hit the over 18 out of 32 times this year.
  • The Mavericks have been underdogs in 21 games this season and won 10 (47.6%) of those contests.
  • Omaha has played as an underdog of +1336 or more twice this season and lost both games.

St. John’s Key Stats

  • Points: 78.7 PPG (65th) | FG%: 45.1% (154th)
  • Opp. Points: 65.9 PPG (31st) | Opp. FG%: 40.1% (17th)
  • Rebounds: 36.4 RPG (12th) | Opp. Rebounds: 30.7 RPG (150th)
  • Assists: 15.9 APG (43rd) | Turnovers: 10.5 TPG (115th)
  • Steals: 9.2 SPG (16th) | Blocks: 5.2 BPG (11th)

Omaha Key Stats

  • Points: 78.1 PPG (75th) | FG%: 46.6% (73rd)
  • Opp. Points: 75 PPG (271st) | Opp. FG%: 44.8% (240th)
  • Rebounds: 32.9 RPG (126th) | Opp. Rebounds: 29 RPG (55th)
  • Assists: 13.4 APG (196th) | Turnovers: 10.5 TPG (115th)
  • Steals: 6 SPG (268th) | Blocks: 2.4 BPG (305th)

This article contains AI-generated editorial insights provided by Data Skrive.

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