St. John’s vs Colgate 12/12/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Colgate Raiders (4-6) vs. St. John's Red Storm (7-2)
December 12, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. John's Red Storm -7 / Colgate Raiders +7; Over/Under: +158
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The Colgate Raiders and the St. John’s Red Storm meet in college hoops action from the Carnesecca Arena on Sunday afternoon.
The Colgate Raiders will be looking to bounce back from a 71-68 loss at the hands of Pitt last time out. Nelly Cummings leads the Raiders in scoring with 17.6 PPG while Jack Ferguson has 10.9 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Colgate so far this season. Ryan Moffatt, Tucker Richardson and Alex Capitano aeach have 9+ PPG with Richardson logging 5.1 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG while Moffatt has 5.3 RPG. Keegan Records also has 8 PPG and a team-high 5.7 RPG as well this season. As a team, Colgate is averaging 77.3 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 39.2% from three and 75.8% from the foul line while allowing 71.3 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field and 31.3% from three this season.
The St. John’s Red Storm will look to add to their run of 5 wins in 6 games after an 88-83 win over Monmouth last time out. Julian Champagnie leads the Red Storm in scoring and rebounding with 20.4 PPG and 6.8 RPG while Posh Alexander has 16.6 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 5.2 APG. Montez Mathis has 11.4 PPG with 4.2 RPG to cap off the trio of St. John’s players scoring in double figures so far this season. As a team, St. John’s is averaging 85.6 PPG on 50.2% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 71.6% from the foul line while allowing 74 PPG on 41.9% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.
Colgate is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. St. John’s is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a win while the over is 5-0-1 in their last 6 Sunday games.
I get that Colgate had the solid performance against Syracuse and NC State, but the second that you lose to Pitt, who I consider to be the worst Power 6 team in the country, you’re on my fade list. St. John’s can push the pace and make teams very uncomfortable and while we’ve seen Colgate match pace with the big boys before, I just don’t know if the Raiders can keep up here. Give me St. John’s in this one.
