St John's Red Storm vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/29/2022

Game Time: 4:30 pm ET, Saturday, January 29, 2022

Venue:  The Pavilion, Villanova, PA

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  St. John’s NL, Villanova NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  St. John’s +13.5, Villanova -13.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  St. John’s NL, Villanova NL; Over/Under:  139.5 points

 

St John's Red Storm:  11-7 (7th place, Big East)

Villanova Wildcats:  15-5 (2nd place, Big East)

 

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St John's Red Storm:  2-3 last 5

Villanova Wildcats:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

St. John's is coming into this game with an 11-7 record overall and they are 1-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 8th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 3-4 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 Creighton Bluejays and the Seton Hall Pirates while their win came against Seton Hall in their last game. Posh Alexander led the team in points in that game off the bench with 19 while Aaron Wheeler was next on the team with 17 points. Julian Champagnie and Alexander both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Wheeler led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 43.8% from the field, 41.7% from 3-point range, and 76.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 80.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.7 PPG against them. St. John's has an ATS record of 7-11 this season and their O/U record is 10-8.

 

 

Villanova is coming into this game with a 15-5 record overall and they are 7-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 11th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 8-2 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Marquette Golden eagles but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Georgetown Hoyas and the DePaul Blue Demons in their last game. Justin Moore led the team in points in that game with 16 while Collin Gillespie was next on the team with 14 points. Eric Dixon, Gillespie, and Jordan Longino off the bench all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Dixon led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 42.9% from the field, 44% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 60 PPG against them. Villanova has an ATS record of 12-8 this season and their O/U record is 9-11.

 

Villanova is coming into this game as a 13.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Villanova has been playing very well recently and they have been even better at home where they have been crushing teams by around 20 points in their games. St. John's has not been playing well in their recent games but they are coming off of a big revenge win on the road against SHU in their last game and they might be due for a let down spot here. Villanova has been great at home this season and they will continue to roll over teams on their home court. The best bet to place in this game is on Villanova to cover the spread here.

 

St John's Villanova Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 29, 2022 (4:30 pm ET start time) is Villanova 77 St. John’s 59.

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St John's Red Storm: 16-24 O/U as an underdog. 9-14 O/U in January games. 19-26 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 0-6 O/U after 2 straight games where they attempted 70 or more shots. 5-10 O/U after scoring 45 points or more in the first half last game.

Villanova Wildcats: 3-6 O/U as a favorite of 10 or more points. 11-18 O/U as a home favorite or pick. 11-19 O/U in all home games. 18-25 O/U against conference opponents. 15-27 O/U after a conference game. 13-20 O/U after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better.

 

 

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

Villanova Wildcats:  None.

 

 

“It wasn’t too many people in there but it was still very loud. I thought it was a great environment overall.” - Aaron Wheeler on the atmosphere of the building in their win against SHU.

 

 

“The 3-pointers killed us in that game (against Marquette) and we had been doing a good job for the last five or six games defending the three and in that game we did not.” - Jay Wright on one of his team’s keys to success in their games.

 

 

 

P. Alexander 

J. Champagnie 

M. Mathis 

S. Smith 

J. Soriano

 

E. Dixon 

C. Gillespie 

J. Moore 

Jermaine Samuels 

B. Slater

 

 

PPG: J. Champagnie (19.5)

APG: P. Alexander (4.9)

Reb/G: J. Champagnie (6.8)

 

PPG: C. Gillespie (17.2)

APG: C. Gillespie (3.2)

Reb/G: J. Samuels (6.5)

 

Coaches:

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

Villanova Wildcats: Jay Wright (21st season)