St. John’s vs Providence 2/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Providence Friars (18-2) vs. St. John's Red Storm (11-8)
February 1, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. John's Red Storm -3.5 / Providence Friars +3.5; Over/Under: -146.5
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The Providence Friars and the St. John’s Red Storm meet in college basketball action from the Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday night.
The Providence Friars will look to add to their current five-game winning streak after a 65-63 win over Marquette last time out. Al Durham leads the Friars in scoring with 13.7 PPG along with 3.2 APG while Nate Watson has 13.5 PPG with 6 RPG this year. A.J. Reeves has 10.4 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Providence so far this season. Noah Horchler has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Friars on the glass and Jared Bynum also has 9.1 PPG and a team-leading 4.2 APG on the year for the Friars. As a team, Providence is averaging 69.9 points per game on 44.1% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three-point range and 73.2% from the foul line while allowing 64 points per game on 40.3% shooting from the field and 31.6% from three this season.
The St. John’s Red Storm will look to rebound from a 73-62 loss on the road at Villanova last time out. Julian Champagnie leads the Red Storm in scoring and rebounding with 18.9 PPG and 6.8 RPG while Posh Alexander has 14.6 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG, representing the pair of St. John’s players scoring in double figures so far this season. Dylan Addae-Wusu has 9.5 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 4.2 APG while Montez Mathis has 9.3 PPG with 4.1 RPG this year. As a team, St. John’s is averaging 79.3 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 65.8% from the foul line while allowing 73.7 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field and 36.8% from three this season.
Providence is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games against a team with a winning home record and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games following an ATS loss while eh under is 7-1 in their last 8 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600. St. John’s is 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games overall and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 home games while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record.
I get that this line may look funky, but the reality here is sometimes the lines are just off and there for us to take advantage. The Friars are the better team playing better basketball by a mile and while St. John’s does play well at home, this is just disrespectful to the Friars. Give me Providence in this one.
