This matchup between the St. John’s Red Storm and Vanderbilt Commodores will take place at Lahaina Civic Center. Action begins at 2:30 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 23 and can be seen on ES2 and ES3.
The Commodores defeated Stony Brook 79-72 on Thursday. Wade Baldwin IV led all scorers on the team with 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting. The Red Storm, meanwhile, are coming off a 61-59 win over Rutgers on Thursday. Yankuba Sima led the team in scoring by accumulating 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting.
This one isn’t expected to be close when Vanderbilt, a considerable 13-point favorite, takes on St. John’s. The matchup has an estimated Over/Under (O/U) of 139 points. The Commodores have performed very well early on with a 3-0 record Straight Up (SU) and 1-0 Against The Spread (ATS). The Commodores are one of the best in Division I in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive .400 from beyond the arc. Few teams in the nation have a higher assist-to-turnover ratio than Vanderbilt, which ranks 20th at 1.76. Opposing teams know they’re in for a battle when they play Vanderbilt’s stingy defense. The Commodores are one of the top teams when it comes to defense, allowing just 58.3 points per game. The Commodores prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking 15th in the nation with 12 total three-pointers allowed (4.0 per game). Opponents have consistently had their shots rejected by the Commodores, ranking 39th in the country in blocks per game with 6.0.
In the other locker room, the Red Storm have 3-0 SU and 1-1 ATS records. The Red Storm are a terror on the defensive glass, averaging an impressive 33.0 defensive rebounds per game.
Vanderbilt and St. John’s have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Vandy, ATS Winner – Vandy, O/U – Under
Notes
Vanderbilt averages 85.7 points per game this season. St. John’s is one of the best teams in points allowed, giving up just 56.3 points per game (ranked 15th).
Ranked 24th, the St. John’s Red Storm have one of the top defenses in the country, giving up just 82.7 points per 100 possessions. The Vanderbilt Commodores rank 38th in offense, scoring 120.2 points in the same number of possessions.
On average, Vanderbilt has 71.3 possessions per game and scores 1.202 points on each possession. St. John’s has both fewer possessions (69.0) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.976).
The Vanderbilt Commodores attempt an average of 20.0 three pointers per game, while the St. John’s Red Storm attempt 21.0. When they attempt 20 or more three pointers in a game, both Vanderbilt (1-0) and St. John’s (2-0) are undefeated.
St. John’s, the fourth-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 7.7 blocks per game. Vanderbilt ranks 39th with 6.0.
Vanderbilt ranks 187th in offensive rebounds, while St. John’s ranks 17th in defensive rebounds.
The Vanderbilt Commodores average 6.0 steals per game. The St. John’s Red Storm are undefeated at 3-0 when they allow at least 6 steals.
