Creighton vs St. John’s 1/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
St. John's Red Storm (10-5) vs. Creighton Bluejays (10-5)
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Creighton Bluejays -4 / St. John's Red Storm +4; Over/Under: -152.5
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The St. John’s Red Storm and Creighton Bluejays meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the CHI Health Center Omaha. The St. John’s Red Storm look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Creighton Bluejays look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The St. John’s Red Storm are averaging 82.5 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 74.1 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Julian Champagnie is averaging 21.4 points and 7.2 rebounds, while Posh Alexander is averaging 15.5 points and 5.1 assists. Dylan Addae-Wusu is the third double-digit scorer and Montez Mathis is dishing 2.1 assists. The St. John’s Red Storm are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 67.4 percent from the free throw line. The St. John’s Red Storm are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game.
The Creighton Bluejays are averaging 70.6 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 66.8 points on 39.8 percent shooting. Ryan Hawkins is averaging 13.4 points and 7.7 rebounds, while Alex O’Connell is averaging 12.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. Ryan Nembhard is the third double-digit scorer and Ryan Kalkbrenner is grabbing 6.8 rebounds. The Creighton Bluejays are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 69.7 percent from the free throw line. The Creighton Bluejays are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game.
The Red Storm are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Bluejays are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win. The under is 12-4 in Red Storm last 16 Wednesday games. The under is 14-6 in Bluejays last 20 overall. The favorite is 10-3 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
The Creighton Bluejays aren’t lighting the world on fire, but they’re the more talented team, and they play their best ball at home, where they win by an average of nine points. The St. John’s Red Storm lose on the road by an average of 6.7 points while shooting less than 40 percent from the field. I need more points to consider the Red Storm on the road here. Give me Creighton and the small chalk.
