When: December 23, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. EST
Venue: Carnesecca Arena – Queens, NY
Butler at SJU Odds
Moneyline: BUT +210 | SJU -260
Spread: BUT +6.0 (-110) | SJU -6.0 (-110)
Total: Under: 135.5 (-110) | Over: 135.5 (-110)
Odds Provided By BetMGM Sportsbook
Butler at SJU Betting Preview
A Big East showdown is set for Thursday night when the Butler Bulldogs (7-4, 0-0 in Big East) visit the St. John’s Red Storm (8-3, 1-0). Butler is the last team in the Big East to get conference play started and they will look to upend St. John’s nice start to the season. This game will air live on FS1.
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Through 11 games, the Butler offense is averaging 63.4 points per game, is shooting 42.6% from the field, and dishing out 12.5 assists. Defensively, the Bulldogs are allowing 60.0 points, grabbing 32.9 rebounds, blocking 3.2 shots, and averaging 4.7 steals.
The St. John’s offense is averaging 82.6 points per game, is shooting 48.5% from the field, and assisting on 19.5 shots. Defensively, the Red Storm are allowing 71.7 points and averaging 37.4 rebounds, 6.2 blocks, and 10.1 steals per game.
Butler at SJU Betting Trends
Butler
- Butler are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Butler’s last 10 games.
- Butler are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
- Butler are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games against St. John’s.
- Butler are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
- Butler are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against St. John’s.
- Butler are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games this season.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Butler’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
- Butler are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games played in December.
St. John’s
- St. John’s are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. John’s’ last 6 games.
- St. John’s are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
- St. John’s are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games at home.
- St. John’s are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing at home against Butler.
- St. John’s are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games this season.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. John’s’ last 5 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. John’s’ last 8 games played in December.
- St. John’s are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games played on a Thursday.
Butler at SJU Pick
Last time out, Butler played the Purdue Boilermakers and lost 77-48 in the Crossroads Classic. This game was never competitive as Purdue won the first half by 18 points and the second half by 11. Bryce Golden led the team with 17 points and added four rebounds and one steal. Purdue was lights out from the field as they shot 52.9% (27-51), 50.0% (11-22) from three, and made 12 of their 14 free throws.
St. John’s last game was technically a 2-0 forfeit win over Seton Hall, but their last played game was a tight 59-57 loss at Pittsburgh. A Jamarius Burton shot with two seconds remaining gave Pitt a win in this tightly contested game. Posh Alexander had a nice game with 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Dylan Addae-Wusu led the team with 12 points and added four rebounds and two assists. Pitt shot just 32.0% (16-50) from the field, 33.0% (4-12) from beyond the arc, and made 23 of their 28 free throws.