Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/18/2022

Game Time: 5:00 pm ET, Friday, February 18, 2022

Venue:  Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, NY

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Butler +9, St. John’s -9; Over/Under:  140.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Butler +9, St. John’s -9; Over/Under:  140.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Butler +9, St. John’s -9; Over/Under:  140.5 points

 

Butler Bulldogs:  13-13 (9th place, Big East)

St. John's Red Storm:  14-11 (8th place, Big East)

 

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Butler Bulldogs:  2-3 last 5

St. John's Red Storm:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Butler is coming into this game with an 13-13 record overall and they are 3-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 6-9 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Creighton Bluejays but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Marquette Golden Eagles and the DePaul Blue Demons in their last game. Simas Lukosius led the team in points in that game with 19 while Chuck Harris was next on the team with 18 points. Aaron Thompson led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Jayden Taylor and Chuck Harris both led the team in rebounds with 5 each. They were 50% from the field, 26.3% from 3-point range, and 85.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 63.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.1 PPG against them. Butler has an ATS record of 11-15 this season and their O/U record is 12-14.

 

 

St. John's is coming into this game with a 14-11 record overall and they are 10-6 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 15th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-8 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Villanova Wildcats and the UConn Huskies while their win came against the Xavier Musketeers in their last game. Julian Champagnie led the team in points in that game with 27 while Tareq Coburn was next on the team off the bench with 13 points. Champagnie and Dylan Addae-Wusu both led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Aaron Wheeler led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 54% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 78.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.9 PPG against them. St. John's has an ATS record of 12-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 14-10-1.

 

Butler is coming into this game winning 2 straight but they have not played any tough teams recently with those wins coming against a Marquette team that has been struggling and a DePaul team that is having an awful season sitting in 2nd last place. They only won that game by 2 points on the road and they are on the road again in this game where they are 3-5 this season. They are going up against a St. John's side that is 10-6 at home this season, they have not been playing that well in their recent games but they are coming off of a big win on the road by double digits against Xavier. St John's have only won 3 of their last 5 games but all 3 of those wins came on the road while those 2 losses were both to ranked teams at home and were very close games in the end. St. John's finally got over the hump with their road win against Xavier in their last game and they should be able to build on that in this game at home against a much weaker team. St. John's has been improving a lot recently and they should get the win here at home by double digits.

 

Butler St. John's Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, February 18, 2022 (5:00 pm ET start time) is St. John’s 79 Butler 67.

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Butler Bulldogs: 21-9 ATS revenging a loss vs opponent. 18-11 OVER revenging a loss vs opponent. 5-1 OVER after playing a road game.

St. John's Red Storm: 7-12 ATS after scoring 85 points or more. 16-9 OVER in all games. 20-12 OVER as a home favorite or pick.

 

 

Butler Bulldogs:  B. Nze (F) Ques Fri - Knee injury. B. Hodges (G) Ques Fri - Undisclosed injury. C. David (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. P. Thomas (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury.

St. John's Red Storm:  R. Pinzon (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

“We wanted to be aggressive.” - LaVall Jordan on his team’s win against Marquette.

 

 

“He played a really complete game for us tonight. He’s a great passer. I think the more we give it to him, it allows him to do some of the things he can do. To add on that, I thought he had a tremendous influence on the defensive side.” - Mike Anderson on Joel Soriano after their win against Xavier.

 

 

 

J. Bolden 

Bryce Golden 

B. Nze

Jayden Taylor

A. Thompson

 

P. Alexander 

J. Champagnie 

M. Mathis 

S. Smith 

J. Soriano

 

 

PPG: C. Harris (10.8)

APG: A. Thompson (4)

Reb/G: B. Hodges (6.4)

 

PPG: J. Champagnie (18.7)

APG: P. Alexander (5.1)

Reb/G: J. Champagnie (6.6)

 

Coaches:

Butler Bulldogs: LaVall Jordan (5th season)

St. John's Red Storm: Mike Anderson Sr (3rd season)