On Wednesday afternoon, the 2023 Big East Tournament opens up from Madison Square Garden. The first game of the day from MSG features the Butler Bulldogs and St. John’s Red Storm, in a matchup between the eighth and ninth place teams in the conference. In our college basketball best bets for Wednesday, we break down Butler vs St. John’s from The Garden.
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This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 3:00 PM ET on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Why Bet on St. John’s:
✅ This game is considered to be at a neutral site, but it is anything but that. St. John’s is playing at Madison Square Garden, which they use for home games regularly, and they will have a partisan crowd backing them in this one.
✅ In the previous meeting between these teams in New York, St. John’s won by 16 points, with Joel Soriano dominating that game with a 20-10 double-double.
NCAABB
Butler Bulldogs
St. John's Red Storm
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
| BUTL | Advanced Game Stats | STJOHN |
|---|---|---|
| 66.2 | Pace | 71.2 |
| 110.4 | Off.Rate | 92.7 |
| .484 | FTr | .314 |
| .434 | 3PAr | .389 |
| .586 | TS% | .492 |
| 52.2 | TRB% | 44.2 |
| 61.3 | AST% | 52.5 |
| 4.7 | STL% | 9.1 |
| 8.5 | BLK% | 7.8 |
| .536 | eFG% | .463 |
| 16.7 | TOV% | 18.6 |
| 29.9 | ORB% | 29.2 |
| .368 | TF/FGA | .204 |
Defense/Offense
| BUTL | Advanced Game Stats | STJOHN |
|---|---|---|
| 66.2 | Pace | 71.2 |
| 103.8 | Off.Rate | 116.5 |
| .236 | FTr | .315 |
| .351 | 3PAr | .338 |
| .484 | TS% | .563 |
| 47.8 | TRB% | 55.8 |
| 43.0 | AST% | 53.9 |
| 10.5 | STL% | 12.7 |
| 8.1 | BLK% | 17.0 |
| .445 | eFG% | .537 |
| 9.7 | TOV% | 13.9 |
| 31.0 | ORB% | 40.0 |
| .183 | TF/FGA | .221 |
Betting Trends
| BUTL | Betting Trends | STJOHN |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 60.33 | Avg Score | 86.33 |
| 69.33 | Avg Opp Score | 87 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
| 58.33 | Avg Score | 75.33 |
| 66 | Avg Opp Score | 80 |
| BUTL | Betting Trends | STJOHN |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 58.6 | Avg Score | 83.6 |
| 67.6 | Avg Opp Score | 84.2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
| 57 | Avg Score | 74.6 |
| 67.4 | Avg Opp Score | 79.4 |
| BUTL | Betting Trends | STJOHN |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-6-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
| 58.9 | Avg Score | 77.5 |
| 68 | Avg Opp Score | 81 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-8-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-6-0 |
| 4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-8-0 |
| 58.9 | Avg Score | 72.7 |
| 70.5 | Avg Opp Score | 74.6 |
Head to Head
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Butler Bulldogs
The Butler Bulldogs enter the 2023 Big East Tournament at 14-17 overall and 6-14 in the Big East. They have lost two games in a row coming into this contest, losing by double digits to Marquette and Xavier to close out their regular season. Here, the Bulldogs will look for what is essentially a road win to keep their season alive into Thursday.
To win this game, Butler has to be better on the defensive end than they were on the road against St. John’s earlier this season. The Bulldogs let the Red Storm shoot 52% from the field in their game in Queens back in January, and a similar number in this game would likely mean the end of Butler’s season.
St. John’s Red Storm
St. John’s also comes into this contest on a two-game losing streak, falling against UConn and Marquette to close out their regular season. They are 17-14 overall and 7-13 in conference play heading into this tournament. But they are playing at home in this event, and the Red Storm will look to use that to their advantage to advance here.
The Red Storm will also be looking to use Joel Soriano to their advantage to win this contest against Butler. Soriano has already had success against the Bulldogs this year, posting a double-double against them in January. The Fordham transfer will need to have another big game here if the Johnnies are going to move onto Thursday’s quarterfinals.
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