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  3. St. Johns Red Storm vs Villanova Wildcats
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NCAAB · St. Johns Red Storm at Villanova Wildcats

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St. Johns Red Storm vs Villanova Wildcats Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 21, 2022 at 6:30 PM ET

Venue: Finneran Pavilion — Villanova, PA

Article updated Dec 21, 3:41 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

St. Johns is on the road playing Villanova at the Finneran Pavilion stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 6:30pm EST. Villanova -4.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

St. Johns is on the road playing Villanova at the Finneran Pavilion stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 6:30pm EST. Villanova -4.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

St. Johns Team Statistics

St. John's heads into this game with a 11-1 record. As a team, they commit 15.5 personal fouls per contest and turn the ball over 13.8 times per contest. During this season, St. John's has snatched 42.7 rebounds and passed 195 dimes, placing them 30th in the country in passing. As a team, the Red Storm are shooting 31.3% on three point shots (73 of 233) and 71.1% from the free throw line. The team averages 80.9 points per game (38th in D-1) and shoots 47.1% from the field.

Their defense forces 15.5 turnovers and draws 15.6 personal fouls per game. With 162 assists allowed to the opposition so far this season, they rank 279th in D-1. They surrender a 40.8% field goal percentage (299 of 733) and 33.7 rebounds per game as a unit. The team gives up 31.5% on 3-pointers and ranks 154th in the country in opponent PPG (67.6).

With a power ranking of 44, St. Johns is ranked #53 in offense (scoring an average of 79.82 per game), #123 in defense (allowing an average of 66.55 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-1 (6-6 ATS) this season.

Villanova Team Statistics

This year, Villanova is 6-5. As far as offensive efficiency goes, the Wildcats shoot 43.6% from the field, which ranks 226th. The Villanova Wildcats have accumulated 781 points on the season (71.0 per game) and pulled down 31.2 rebounds per game. They dish out 12.1 assists per game (292nd in the country) and lose possession 9.1 times per game due to turnovers. In every game, the Wildcats commit 15.7 fouls, and they go 82.3% from the free throw line.

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With 67.5 points allowed per game, the Wildcats rank 146th in college basketball. As a team, they force 11.9 turnovers per game and allow 44.2% field goal shooting (260th in college basketball). Villanova's defense allows 35.9% shooting from downtown (97 of 270 shots) and their opponents make 74.5% of their free throws. This team surrenders 14.7 assists and 33.2 rebounds per game, ranking 304th and 133rd, respectively.

Villanova Wildcats has a power ranking of 65 and are #214 for offense (scoring an average of 71.00 per game), #164 for defense (giving up an average of 66.55 points per game) and 6-5 (3-8 ATS) overall. St. Johns went 3-0 (0-2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Villanova.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be sju 77.5, VILLA 68.5.

56% of SportsJaw predicts Villanova Wildcats to cover.

OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Red Storm 73 to Wildcats 81.

Staff Prediction

This is an underrated matchup on Wednesday. St Johns comes into this game unranked but having won 11 of their first 12 games. The Red Storm’s leading scorer Joel Soriano is coming of a season high 23 points his last time out. Villanova has won their first 4 games in December. I am a bit surprised to see Villanova is the favorite, as I think St. Johns is the better team right now and will win this game. Take the Red Storm to cover the 4.5 points at least.

Staff Pick SJ ATS (+4.5)

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Red Storm vs Wildcats archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Red Storm vs Wildcats matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · St. Johns Red Storm+135 → +180Moved
  • Moneyline · Villanova Wildcats-160 → -220Moved
  • Spread · St. Johns Red Storm+4.5 (-110) → +5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Villanova Wildcats-4.5 (-110) → -5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under146 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

St. Johns Red Storm
30-7 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Villanova Wildcats
24-8 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-21T08:41:59.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-03-10St. Johns Red Storm 65 · Villanova Wildcats 66
  • 2022-02-08Villanova Wildcats 75 · St. Johns Red Storm 69
  • 2022-01-29St. Johns Red Storm 62 · Villanova Wildcats 73
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Villanova Wildcats defeated St. Johns Red Storm 78-63

Villanova Wildcats defeated St. Johns Red Storm 78-63 on December 21, 2022, a 15-point decision in the series. Villanova Wildcats' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 43-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded St. Johns Red Storm +5 (-110) spread, Villanova Wildcats covered, while the 141 combined points finished under the recorded total of 146.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioTotal · Over 146 (-110)Loss
  • HopkinspicksSpread · St. Johns Red Storm +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • FreePickCapperSpread · St. Johns Red Storm +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • FreePickCapperMoneyline · St. Johns Red Storm +165Loss
  • SfdanSpread · Villanova Wildcats -4.5 (-110)Win
  • TowerTalkSportsSpread · St. Johns Red Storm +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • CorSpread · Villanova Wildcats -5.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · St. Johns Red Storm +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · St. Johns Red Storm +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · St. Johns Red Storm +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • DouwannaSpread · Villanova Wildcats -5 (-110)Win