St. John’s vs Xavier Prediction Basketball Picks 12-20-23

The Xavier Musketeers look for a win after splitting their last 8 games. The St. John’s Red Storm look for a win after winning 5 of their last 6 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Xavier Musketeers vs St. John’s Red Storm prediction.

Xavier Musketeers Betting Preview 

The Xavier Musketeers rebounded from a loss to Delaware with wins over Cincinnati and Winthrop. The Xavier Musketeers are averaging 76.3 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 69.9 points on 39.9 percent shooting. Quincy Olivari is averaging 17.6 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Desmond Claude is averaging 15.5 points and 4.4 rebounds. Gytis Nemeiksa is dishing 1.1 assists and Dayvion McKnight is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Xavier Musketeers are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 70.2 percent from the free-throw line. The Xavier Musketeers are allowing 29.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game. Xavier is 6-5 in the Big East, right behind Villanova and Seton Hall. 

St. John’s Red Storm Betting Preview 

The St. John’s Red Storm are coming off a loss to Boston College and a win over Fordham. The St. John’s Red Storm are averaging 80 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 41.6 percent shooting. Joel Soriano is averaging 18 points and 10.5 rebounds, while RJ Luis is averaging 14 points and 1 assist. Jordan Dingle is the third double-digit scorer and Daniss Jenkins is dishing 6 assists. The St. John’s Red Storm are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 70.1 percent from the free throw line. The St. John’s Red Storm are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.6 rebounds per game.

Xavier Musketeers vs St. John’s Red Storm prediction

The St. John’s Red Storm have been the more impressive team up to this point, and they should be favored at home. However, Xavier has a solid defense that travels well and has won 7 of the last 10 meetings against St. John’s. Xavier has some decent wins already, and competitive losses against Houston and Washington show the Musketeers are no easy out. Give me the points with the road team.