The St. John’s Red Storm (10-0) look to remain undefeated when they meet the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (7-4) at Carnesecca Arena. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers vs. St. John’s Red Storm ATS Prediction
The Terriers will be looking for similar success after blowing out the Medgar Evers Cougars in their last matchup, 92-42. The Terriers had a much better free throw rate (0.400 vs. 0.103) and had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (45.5 vs. 21.6). St. Francis Brooklyn rallied around Jalen Jordan, who put up 14 points and eight rebounds.
In the Red Storm’s previous game, they had no trouble getting past the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds, 76-55. The Red Storm had a much better turnover percentage (20.1 vs. 29.2) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.500 vs. 0.375). Shamorie Ponds was the game’s top scorer with 20 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the field.
St. John’s should be expected to protect the ball well in this contest. St. John’s ranks 13th in the nation at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 15.3 percent), while St. Francis Brooklyn forces the 99th-fewest turnovers (18.0 percent).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
St. Francis Brooklyn ranks 29th in three pointers allowed per game (18.7) while St. John’s ranks 202nd (24.9).
The Terriers rank 19th in rebounds per game (40.9) while the Red Storm rank 184th (34.2).
St. John’s ranks 47th in assists per game (15.5) while St. Francis Brooklyn ranks 206th (11.1).
The Red Storm rank 12th in steals per game (9.0) while the Terriers rank 165th (5.2).
St. Francis Brooklyn ranks 25th in blocks per game (4.9) while St. John’s ranks 152nd (2.4).
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The Terriers’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 3.0, down from 4.3 for the season.
During their last five games, the Red Storm have scored an average of 82.6 points per game (0.5 above their season average) and allowed an average of 73.0 points per game (2.5 above their season average).
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