St. John’s vs Nebraska 11/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Nebraska Cornhuskers and St. John’s Red Storm meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Carnesecca Arena. The Nebraska Cornhuskers look for a 3-0 start. The St. John’s Red Storm also look to remain undefeated. 

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are averaging 77 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 63.5 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Sam Griesel is averaging 20 points and 8 rebounds, while CJ Wilcher is averaging 14 points and 1 rebound. Emmanuel Bandoumel is the third double-digit scorer and Keisei Tominaga is grabbing 1 rebound. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 63.8 percent from the free throw line. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.5 rebounds per game.

The St. John’s Red Storm are averaging 90.3 points on 54.8 percent shooting and allowing 71.3 points on 43.6 percent shooting. David Jones is averaging 18.7 points and 8 rebounds, while Montez Mathis is averaging 11.3 points and 0.7 assists. Joel Soriano is the third double-digit scorer and Posh Alexander is dishing 5.7 assists. The St. John’s Red Storm are shooting 41.2 percent from beyond the arc and 78.7 percent from the free throw line. The St. John’s Red Storm are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38 rebounds per game.

The Cornhuskers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Red Storm are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Thursday games. The under is 3-1-1 in Cornhuskers last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Red Storm last 5 overall.

The St. John’s Red Storm are the better team and being in Queens does help, but this line does feel a little disrespectful if we’re being honest. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are better than what this line suggests, and Sam Griesel is the sort of player who can take over a game and put fear into an opponent. St. John’s probably wins, but the Huskers can hang around. Give me the points.