Providence Vs St John's Prediction
Currently, Duke leads the conference averaging 37. 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. Josh Hart's 18 points against DePaul made him the 61st member of Villanova's 1, 000 point club. John's lost 78-63 to the Wildcats. This sparks trouble for Providence knowing that this Xavier team made 19 three-point shots in a 22-point blowout victory over Oklahoma one month ago. John's trailed in every statistical category except personal fouls, tallying four less than the Hoyas (25-21).
Even with Bynum potentially sidelined for this one, I still trust Providence to go on the road and cover here. 9 and was a blistering 46. 5 apg), senior guard, Nate Johnson (11. If Providence comes out with the win on Sunday, it will most likely be in large part due to Duke. Creighton and Villanova dominated the remainder of the second team and honorable mention team. Georgetown was actually an NCAA tournament team a year ago, but that was entirely because the Hoyas got hot at the right time, won four games in four days at the Big East tournament, and ended up stealing the automatic berth. The threes weren't falling.
The Musketeers had trouble during their last game on Wednesday night, missing all 12 of their shots from the perimeter. 5% shooter from 3-point range. Along with Duke scoring in double figures in all 11 games, senior center, Nate Watson (18. 6 ppg), are all shooting better than 37 percent from three-point range. With 10 more boards, he would become just the 31st player in program history to record 1, 000 or more points and 500 or more rebounds. If Georgetown doesn't get more from him and the rest of the guards, the job falls to Collin Holloway to clean things up — which hasn't exactly gone according to plan this season. ATS Confidence out of 5: 3. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50% of simulations.
"To be recognized with a group like that and being named preseason first-team feels good, " Bynum said. The model enters Week 7 of the 2022-23 college basketball season on a strong 19-12 roll on all-top rated CBB picks, returning more than $200. John's has won six of its past seven games in the Garden (a loss to Kansas was played to open up the Islanders' arena on Long Island) and played at least credibly in losses to Connecticut and Providence. If the Hoyas aren't hitting, this will get ugly quickly. John's has to take what's available and build an early lead. 3 percent from three during Big East play. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks. Villanova held an opponent to 60 or fewer points for the fourth game in a row against and 14th time in 2015-16. St. John's isn't in a much better situation at the moment, although it's definitely a little bit better, as the Red Storm have actually been mostly competent at home. If St. John's wants any hope of making it to the NCAA tournament without an auto-bid, losing here isn't an option. 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. The Blue Demons had a slight edge in three-point shooting (41. Coaches Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings.
Josh Hart will have whatever he wants, whenever he wants it against St. John's, who isn't equipped to handle the Villanova offense. Scouting the Hoyas: In Ewing's day, the Hoyas were well known for their defense and how tough they could make life for opponents for 40 minutes. 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 …. It'll make this a wee bit more of an offensive game than Providence might like and get out alive, but it'll be fun. If you're already a member, see the picks below! Now, it has simulated St. Villanova 10, 000 times and the results are in. They lost to Indiana way back in November, but – not surprisingly – the intensity is ramped up in Cintas. The Musketeers were able to jump out to a seven-point lead with just over five minutes left and the Bluejays had to play catch up the rest of the way. Last Saturday, Providence had trouble defending Marcus Zegarowski of Creighton, allowing him to knock down six three-point shots.
Heading into Sunday's matchup, the main key for Providence will be whether they can stop Xavier's perimeter attack. This matchup will come down to which team is more desperate in the end. Dan's Pick to Cover the Spread. "But it also means you've got to work even harder than you have in the past.