Providence Vs St John's Prediction
Line: Xavier -4, o/u: 153. Freshman guard, Colby Jones (5. Bynum said on Saturday after Providence's Mal Brown Game that he's ready to assume the closer's role from the graduated Al Durham.
Everything you need to know about the Villanova vs. St. John's online live stream and TV broadcast, as well as game notes and prediction. If Tyler Kolek controls things for the Golden Eagles and doesn't turn the ball over then they'll be in great shape, especially if Andre Curbelo and Posh Alexander struggle to find balance in the backcourt for St. John's. Point Spread: GTOWN +10. With just over two months remaining before Selection Sunday, the stakes are high for both teams towards getting a victory to build their at-large resume come March. Georgetown should do enough to get the number there. 6 points a game, third in assists at 4. Get $60 of FREE member picks & predictions. John's lost 78-63 to the Wildcats. Xavier would love nothing more than to get this in the 80s. More Picks: Jazz vs. Nuggets Sunday Night Point Spread Pick. The Musketeers started out the season strong as a perimeter shooting team, making 13 three-point shots against Oakland and Marquette and 19 threes against Oklahoma.
If the Musketeers want a chance to win against Providence, Freemantle has to be a factor offensively and will need to make his shots. 16 despite losing coach Jay Wright to retirement and suffering a spate of offseason injuries. Providence is good at guarding the perimeter, but Xavier should be a bit more versatile than it was against the Bluejays. However, throughout the majority of conference play, Xavier has struggled to make their outside shots, shooting a conference low 28. This matchup will come down to which team is more desperate in the end. A Trey Alexander three brought them to within one in the final seconds, but Xavier was able to drain its two free throws on the other end to effectively ice the game. Bynum turned into a scorer over the final 20 minutes after playing a clean floor game in the opening 20 — six points, six assists, four steals and no turnovers. However, the simple reality is that Georgetown is still overmatched and undertalented, and the results of the mistakes Ewing has made in recruiting has contributed to what the Hoyas have on the floor now. Anybody who has followed it has seen profitable returns. Dan's Pick to Cover the Spread. If the Johnnies are going to turn the season around then they'll need to start at home tonight against the Golden Eagles, but Vegas sees St. John's as a home underdog. John's trailed in every statistical category except personal fouls, tallying four less than the Hoyas (25-21).
Bulldogs guard Chuck Harris was named honorable mention. Follow all Josh Yourish's bets HERE. On two separate occasions, Reeves has been able to save Providence's season early in conference play. If Providence comes out with the win on Sunday, it will most likely be in large part due to Duke. Watson is due for a big game after scoring a conference season-low of 13 points against Creighton and being held to just 4-for-11 from the floor. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks. Marquette vs. St. John's Odds, Spread and Total. 125% Cash up to $400 w/Bonus Code: PREDICTEM. Even with Bynum potentially sidelined for this one, I still trust Providence to go on the road and cover here. This will be the 19th meeting between the Friars and Musketeers, with Xavier leading the all-time series 10-8. Spread: Creighton -7.
It's easy for them to get the scoring rolling – they're ultra-consistent – and in this, they have to be able to thread a bit of a needle. This is an underrated important matchup in the Big East because both Marquette and St. John's are 11-4. If Xavier isn't hot early, there's a problem. Currently, Duke leads the conference averaging 37. Nevertheless, Xavier was able to pull out the victory, 69-61 over St. John's. Georgetown is the type of team that you can knock out in the early going if you keep them from getting rolling. So who wins Villanova vs. John's?
If you're already a member, see the picks below! Last season, the two programs split the season series going 1-1, with both teams winning at home and picking up victories by six points. In 2020, Xavier won 64-58, while Providence won the last matchup 80-74. The Musketeers are a killer at home. The Musketeers had trouble during their last game on Wednesday night, missing all 12 of their shots from the perimeter. Bynum was the league's Player of the Week twice and the first since 1996-97 to score at least 25 points in three different games off the bench. The Wildcats and Red Storm will meet for the 112th time on Saturday as St. John's leads the all-time series, 59-52. Here are the odds for this Big East matchup. The Friars went 14-3 against league foes and 27-6 overall. 5 with St. John's against anyone, but I see no other option.
Prediction: Providence 65, Xavier 62. They're amazing on the boards, and they're great at generating points on the move off of blocks and rebounds, but they can't let this get into an up-and-down shootout because …. Villanova is 6-5 overall and 4-0 at home, while St. John's is 11-1 overall and 0-1 on the road. Kalkbrenner was the league's Defensive Player of the Year last season for the Bluejays, who opened at No. Caleb Daniels, Eric Dixon and Justin Moore were named to the second team for the Wildcats while Cam Whitmore — the Preseason Freshman of the Year — was picked honorable mention. About the Matchup: If you've had enough football for one weekend, there's this option between two once-proud Big East sides that have fallen on hard times. 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s. 1 ppg), and sophomore guard, KyKy Tandy (8. Bynum netted 15 of his 23 points in the final 7:22 while leading the Black team to an 87-84 victory over the White team. While the rest of the Big East has at least picked up a decent win or two somewhere along the way, the Hoyas look like a problem that Patrick Ewing cannot fix.
Bynum was one of five players named to the all-conference first team at Tuesday's media day, which was held at Madison Square Garden. The latest loss was a 92-67 beating delivered by the Georgetown Hoyas Monday night. If St. John's wants any hope of making it to the NCAA tournament without an auto-bid, losing here isn't an option.