Creighton Bluejays vs St John's Red Storm Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/23/2022

Game Time: 6:30 pm ET, Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Venue:  Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, NY

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Creighton +4.5, St John’s -4.5; Over/Under:  147.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Creighton +4.5, St John’s -4.5; Over/Under:  147.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Creighton +4.5, St John’s -4.5; Over/Under:  147.5 points

 

Creighton Bluejays:  18-8 (4th place, Big East)

St John's Red Storm:  15-11 (8th place, Big East)

 

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Creighton Bluejays:  5-0 last 5

St John's Red Storm:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Creighton is coming into this game with an 18-8 record overall and they are 5-4 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 10-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Seton Hall Pirates while their 6 wins in that span came against the UConn Huskies, the Butler Bulldogs, the Georgetown Hoyas twice, the DePaul Blue Demons, and the Marquette Golden Eagles in their last game. Ryan Kalkbrenner led the team in points in that game with 21 while Ryan Nembhard was next on the team with 18 points. Nembhard and Alex O'Connell both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Ryan Hawkins led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 53.6% from the field, 38.1% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 69.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.3 PPG against them. Creighton has an ATS record of 12-12-2 this season and their O/U record is 9-16-1.

 

 

St. John's is coming into this game with a 15-11 record overall and they are 11-6 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 16th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 8-8 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the UConn Huskies but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Xavier Musketeers and the Butler Bulldogs in their last game. Julian Champagnie led the team in points in that game with 31 while Aaron Wheeler was next on the team with 16 points. Posh Alexander led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Champagnie led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 61.4% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 90.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 79.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.2 PPG against them. St. John's has an ATS record of 13-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 15-10-1.

 

Creighton is coming into this game playing very well right now and they have been gaining a lot of steam recently as they have won 5 straight games coming into this one. They won 4 of those games against the 3 bottom teams in the Big East though and their last game was only a 1 point win at home over Marquette. They are going on the road here where they have been alright this season but are still only 5-4 and going up against a St. John's side that is 11-6 at home this season. St. John's has been playing very well all of the sudden winning 2 straight games and they even came close to upsetting both Villanova and UConn in their 2 games prior to their last 2 wins. St. John's will challenge Creighton at home here and with how Creighton struggled in their last game, they will likely lose in this one as St. John's continues gaining steam in these last few games. St. John's will likely edge out a win at home here but like most of the games in this conference, it will be decided by just a few points.

 

Creighton St John's Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, February 23, 2022 (6:30 pm ET start time) is St. John’s 82 Creighton 78.

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Creighton Bluejays: 26-18 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 17-10 ATS as an underdog. 18-9 UNDER as an underdog.

St John's Red Storm: 8-13 ATS after a game where they made 88% of their free throws or better. 14-6 UNDER after a game where they made 88% of their free throws or better. 21-12 UNDER after scoring 80 points or more 2 straight games.

 

 

Creighton Bluejays:  A. Kaluma (F) Early March - Knee injury. D. Davis (G) Ques Wed - Undisclosed injury. S. Mitchell (G) out for season - Foot injury.

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

 

 

“This was a heck of a basketball game if you didn’t care who won. Watching from the bench, I just couldn’t believe how both teams just kept making play after play after play.” - Greg McDermott on his team’s win against Marquette.

 

 

“I haven’t seen him in months. It gives me a little extra kick.” - Julian Champagnie on playing in front of his brother who is in the NBA.

 

 

 

R. Hawkins 

Ryan Kalkbrenner 

A. Kaluma 

Ryan Nembhard 

A. O'Connell

 

P. Alexander 

J. Champagnie 

M. Mathis 

S. Smith 

J. Soriano

 

 

PPG: R. Hawkins (14)

APG: R. Nembhard (4.3)

Reb/G: R. Hawkins (7.6)

 

PPG: J. Champagnie (19.2)

APG: P. Alexander (5.3)

Reb/G: J. Champagnie (6.6)

 

Coaches:

Creighton Bluejays: Greg McDermott (12th season)

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