The Providence Friars and the St. John’s Red Storm meet in college basketball action Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Providence is listed as a 4.5-point road favorite with a ML price of -225. The total for this game is set at 151.5 points.
Injuries
For Providence, Quante Berry is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury while St. John’s has David Jones listed as questionable for this game with a personal issue and Montez Mathis is still out for the year with a toe injury.
Matchup History
Providence’s 83-80 win over St. John’s back on January 7th, 2023, made it three straight wins for Providence in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Providence is 16-5 ATS in their last 21 road games and 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games overall while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 games following a win. St. John’s is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 2-6 ATs in their last 8 Saturday games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
Pick
I’m going to back the over here. I think that St. John’s will be up for this game as they normally are when playing at MSG, and I think Providence will be up to the task offensively as well. Historically, this has been a high-scoring matchup, with three straight meetings and five of the last six meetings going over the number so give me the over here.