The St. John’s Red Storm (13-1, 1-1 Big East) look to prolong their 12-game winning streak against the Georgetown Hoyas (11-3, 1-0 Big East) at Capital One Arena. The game gets underway at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 5, 2019.
St. John’s Red Storm vs. Georgetown Hoyas Free Prediction
In the Red Storm’s last outing, they blew out 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). St. John’s was lifted by Shamorie Ponds, who was the game’s leading scorer with 20 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
The Hoyas beat the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks in their last game, 68-53. The Hoyas had a much better free throw rate (0.250 vs. 0.079) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.529 vs. 0.381). With 11 points and 11 rebounds, Josh LeBlanc had a good performance for Georgetown.
After the Hoyas won two out of three meetings against the Red Storm last season, these teams will battle for the first time this year. In the most recent game, St. John’s won 88-77. The Red Storm made 21 of their 26 free throws (80.8 percent) and had a better turnover percentage (12.6 vs. 16.5).
Jessie Govan has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Georgetown.
The aggressive Georgetown offense might be living from the free throw line in this contest. The Hoyas rank 20th in the nation with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.313, while St. John’s is among the nation’s most foul-prone squads (giving up a 255th-ranked FTA rate of 0.252). Additionally, second chance points figure to be few and far between for the Red Storm. They rank 327th in the country in offensive rebounding percentage at 22.7 percent, while the Hoyas are 35th-best on the defensive glass (defensive rebounding percentage of 76.2 percent).
St. John’s at Georgetown ATS Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes:
St. John’s ranks 14th in steals per game (9.1) while Georgetown ranks 176th in steals allowed per game (8.6).
The Red Storm average 24.7 three pointers per game, which ranks 77th in the NCAA. The Hoyas rank 220th in three pointers allowed per game (26.0).
Georgetown ranks 27th in rebounds per game (40.6) while St. John’s ranks 170th (35.1).
The Red Storm rank 41st in assists per game (15.9) while the Hoyas rank 164th in assists allowed per game (14.1).
St. John’s ranks 13th in blocks allowed per game (2.1) while Georgetown ranks 93rd (3.4).
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The Red Storm’s average margin of victory in their last five games has been 9.6, down from 13.6 for the season.
During their last five games, the Hoyas have scored an average of 73.8 points per game (8.7 below their season average) and allowed an average of 69.8 points per game (5.7 below their season average).
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