St. John's Red Storm (5-2) vs Sacred Heart Pioneers (4-5)
2023-12-06 19:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: St. John's Red Storm -21.5 -- Over/Under: 158
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The Sacred Heart Pioneers and the St. John’s Red Storm meet in college basketball action from the Carnesecca Arena on Wednesday night. Two teams heading in different directions, can the Pioneers pull off the upset? Or will the Red Storm defend home turf? Let’s dive in and give out a Sacred Heart Vs. St. John’s Prediction.
Sacred Heart Pioneers Team Preview
The Sacred Heart Pioneers come into this one looking to get back to .500 after falling to 4-5 with a third straight loss after a 70-49 loss to Boston U last time out. Nico Galette leads the Pioneers in scoring with 15.3 PPG along with 7.1 RPG and 2 APG while Tanner Thomas has 10.8 PPG with 5.6 RPG as well on the year. Alex Sobel has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead the Pioneers on the glass while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Sacred Heart up to this point in the year. Joey Reilly has 9.7 PPG while Kyle McGee has a team-high 2.6 APG to lead the Pioneers in the assist department this season. As a team, Sacred Heart is averaging 75.9 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 67.4% from the foul line this season.
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St. John’s Red Storm Team Preview
The St. John’s Red Storm will be looking to add to their current three-game win streak after a 79-73 win over West Virginia last time out. Joel Soriano leads the Red Storm in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 17.3 PPG and 10.1 RPG along with 2 BPG while Daniss Jenkins has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 5.7 APG to lead the Red Storm in the assist department. Jordan Dingle has 11.1 PPG and Chris Ledlum has 10.7 PPG with 8.3 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for St. John’s up to this point in the year. As a team, St. John’s is averaging 79.7 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three and 69.8% from the foul line this season.
Sacred Heart Vs. St. John’s Prediction
I’m sticking with St. John’s here. I just don’t trust the Pioneers in a spot like this and I was somewhat high on the Pioneers coming into this season. Am I jumping for joy to lay this number with the Red Storm? No, but the Pioneers have not looked good defensively this season and I think St. John’s just runs past Sacred Heart here.
