A Big East battle is set for Wednesday night when the St. John’s Red Storm (11-1, 1-0 in Big East) visit the Villanova Wildcats (6-5, 0-0). St. John’s has had a great start to the season and will hope to continue that into conference play. Villanova struggled to start the year but appear to have turned a corner in December. Below is my college basketball pick for St. John’s vs Villanova.
St. John’s vs Villanova Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Villanova -4.5 |
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This game will be played at Finneran Pavilion at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
Why Bet Villanova -4.5:
✅ Villanova has won four of their last five games.
✅ The Wildcats have won 10 consecutive home games.
✅ St. John’s has lost 10 of their last 14 road games.
NCAABB
St. John's Red Storm
Villanova Wildcats
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
STJOHN | Advanced Game Stats | VILL |
---|---|---|
69.6 | Pace | 64.3 |
113.3 | Off.Rate | 99.8 |
.273 | FTr | .260 |
.325 | 3PAr | .453 |
.538 | TS% | .515 |
53.6 | TRB% | 49.4 |
53.4 | AST% | 57.2 |
10.1 | STL% | 8.4 |
14.7 | BLK% | 13.3 |
.509 | eFG% | .483 |
13.0 | TOV% | 14.3 |
38.6 | ORB% | 24.3 |
.199 | TF/FGA | .192 |
Defense/Offense
STJOHN | Advanced Game Stats | VILL |
---|---|---|
69.6 | Pace | 64.3 |
103.4 | Off.Rate | 106.9 |
.344 | FTr | .268 |
.359 | 3PAr | .480 |
.536 | TS% | .545 |
46.4 | TRB% | 50.6 |
53.9 | AST% | 52.9 |
9.1 | STL% | 8.8 |
7.6 | BLK% | 7.7 |
.496 | eFG% | .506 |
16.1 | TOV% | 13.0 |
30.4 | ORB% | 24.9 |
.256 | TF/FGA | .216 |
Betting Trends
STJOHN | Betting Trends | VILL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
81 | Avg Score | 72.67 |
65.67 | Avg Opp Score | 59.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
77 | Avg Score | 70.33 |
74 | Avg Opp Score | 69.33 |
STJOHN | Betting Trends | VILL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
79.6 | Avg Score | 71 |
67.2 | Avg Opp Score | 63.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
74.6 | Avg Score | 70 |
74.6 | Avg Opp Score | 67.8 |
STJOHN | Betting Trends | VILL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
9-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
79.1 | Avg Score | 70 |
67.1 | Avg Opp Score | 67.4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
78 | Avg Score | 69.5 |
76.7 | Avg Opp Score | 62.7 |
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St. John’s Red Storm
Last time out, St. John’s played Florida State in the Orange Bowl Classic and earned a comfortable 93-79 win. The Red Storm were impressive in this game as they never trailed by more than two points and led by as many as 20. St. Johns led by 11 points, kept the pace in the second half, and easily covered the six-point spread.
Joel Soriano had 23 points, 12 rebounds, one assist, and two blocks on the day. David Jones added 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals, and one block in the win.
Through 12 games, St. John’s is scoring 80.9 points per game, shooting 47.1% from the field, and assisting on 16.3 made shots. The Red Storm are allowing 67.6 points, grabbing 42.7 rebounds, blocking 4.0 shots, and stealing the ball 9.2 times.
Villanova Wildcats
Villanova visited the Saint Joseph’s Hawks and left with a tight 71-64 win. The Hawks started out strong, leading at the half, but the talent gap appeared in the second half and the Wildcats took control. Villanova built an 11-point lead in the second half but could not cover the 11.5-point road spread.
Eric Dixon had a big game with 16 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, and one block on the day. Brandon Slater added 19 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and one block in the win.
After 11 games, Villanova is scoring 71.0 points per game, shooting 43.6% from the field, and assisting on 12.1 made shots. The Wildcats are allowing 67.5 points, grabbing 31.2 rebounds, blocking 1.6 shots, and stealing the ball 5.3 times.
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