St John's Red Storm vs UConn Huskies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/12/2022

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Venue:  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  St John’s +11.5, UConn -11.5; Over/Under:  150 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  St John’s +11.5, UConn -11.5; Over/Under:  150 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  St John’s NL, UConn NL; Over/Under:  150.5 points

 

St John's Red Storm:  9-4 (6th place, Big East)

UConn Huskies:  10-4 (8th place, Big East)

 

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St John's Red Storm:  3-2 last 5

UConn Huskies:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

St. John's is coming into this game with a 9-4 record overall and they are 0-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 3rd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 1-1 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the DePaul Blue Demons while their 2 losses in that span came against the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Providence Friars in their last game. Dylan Addae-Wusu led the team in points in that game with 20 while Aaron Wheeler was next on the team off the bench with 15 points. Addae-Wusu led the team in assists in that game with 5 while he and Julian Champagnie both led the team in rebounds with 7 each. They were 41.1% from the field, 22.7% from 3-point range, and 47.1% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.5 PPG against them. St. John's has an ATS record of 4-9 this season and their O/U record is 9-4.

 

 

UConn is coming into this game with a 10-4 record overall and they are 6-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 4th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 1-2 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Marquette Golden eagles while their 2 losses in that span came against the Providence Friars and the Seton Hall Pirates in their last game. Adama Sanogo led the team in points in that game with 18 while RJ Cole was next on the team with 15 points. Cole and Jalen Gaffney off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Sanogo led the team in rebounds with 16. They were 47% from the field, 60.9% from 3-point range, and 91.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 79.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.3 PPG against them. UConn has an ATS record of 7-7 this season and their O/U record is 9-5.

 

St. John's is coming into this game as an 11.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. St. John's has struggled to win on the road and in their conference games this season but they have not been awful in those games. Both of their losses on the road this season were by 10 points or less and one of them was even by 2 points. They have also played their conference opponents tough losing by 10 points in their one loss but they were up against Providence who is one of the best teams in the conference right now and they were on the road for that game. They will have an easier time on the road here with UConn as UConn has not been playing well recently with 3 losses in their last 5 games. They have been struggling ever since hitting their conference schedule and it is hard to see them correcting everything for this game. UConn will still likely win this game but that spread is too large for them to cover with how they have been playing recently. The best bet to place in this game is on St. John's to cover the spread here.

 

St John's Red Storm UConn Huskies Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, January 12, 2022 (8:30 pm ET start time) is UConn 78 St. John’s 71.

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St John's Red Storm: 9-4 O/U in all games. 9-5 O/U after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread. 12-4 O/U after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games. 17-11 O/U after 1 or more consecutive losses. 16-6 ATS after a game - where they attempted 20+ more shots than their opponent.

UConn Huskies: 9-5 O/U in all games. 8-4 O/U as a favorite. 21-13 O/U in all home games. 27-14 O/U against conference opponents. 28-13 O/U after a conference game. 13-6 O/U after playing a road game. 8-2 O/U after 3 straight games forcing the opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers.

 

 

St John's Red Storm:  R. Pinzon (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Soriano (C) Out indefinitely - Illness. T. Coburn (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

UConn Huskies:  None.

 

 

“We played with a lot of energy today, we just got a little stagnant in the second half. I definitely liked how we didn’t give up at the end, regardless of what the score was. That showed a lot about our guys. That’s basketball, it’s two halves. We have to figure out how [to play] a complete game on the road. When games are close on the road it gets tough with the crowd. We just need to figure out how to put two halves together.” - Aaron Wheeler on their loss against providence.

 

 

“We’ve got to stop losing. I’m tired of losing, we are all tired of losing here. We’ve had excruciating losses, four of them. We could have won any of those games, and we could easily be sitting in the top five of the country right now if we closed out games a little bit better, or found a way to win these.” - Dan Hurley after their loss against SHU.

 

 

 

P. Alexander 

J. Champagnie 

M. Mathis 

S. Smith 

J. Soriano

 

R. Cole 

A. Jackson 

T. Martin 

Adama Sanogo 

I. Whaley

 

 

PPG: J. Champagnie (20.7)

APG: P. Alexander (4.9)

Reb/G: J. Champagnie (7.5)

 

PPG: R. Cole (16.2)

APG: R. Cole (4.6)

Reb/G: A. Jackson (7.9)

 

Coaches:

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

UConn Huskies: Dan Hurley (4th season)