The Big East conference tournament continues Thursday as the No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats (23-7, 16-4 Big East) face off against the No. 7 seed Saint John’s (NY) Red Storm (18-14, 8-11 Big East) at Madison Square Garden, starting at 7:00 PM. Villanova is a 6.5-point favorite to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Villanova has compiled a 14-13-2 record against the spread this season, while Saint John’s (NY) is 14-12-1. A total of 16 out of the Wildcats’ 29 games this season have hit the over, and 17 of the Red Storm’s 27 games have gone over. The two teams score an average of 151.4 points per game, 2.9 more points than this matchup’s total. Villanova is 3-5-2 against the spread and 8-2 overall in its last 10 contests, while Saint John’s (NY) has gone 6-3-1 against the spread and 5-5 overall.
Before watching this Big East matchup, here is everything you need to know about Thursday’s college basketball action.
Saint John’s (NY) at Villanova odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Villanova -6.5
- Total: 148.5
- Moneyline: Villanova -292, Saint John’s (NY) +231
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Saint John’s (NY) at Villanova odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Villanova 75, Saint John’s (NY) 69
Moneyline
- The Wildcats have gone 21-3 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 87.5% of those games).
- Villanova has gone 16-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -292 or shorter (88.9%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Wildcats have an implied win probability of 74.5%.
- The Red Storm have been underdogs in 10 games this season and won one (10%) of those contests.
- Saint John’s (NY) has a record of 1-3 when set as an underdog of +231 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 30.2% chance of a victory for the Red Storm.
Against the spread
- The Wildcats score just 1.7 more points per game (73.8) than the Red Storm give up (72.1).
- When Villanova puts up more than 72.1 points, it is 8-9-1 against the spread and 16-3 overall.
- When Saint John’s (NY) gives up fewer than 73.8 points, it is 10-3 against the spread and 13-4 overall.
- The Red Storm put up an average of 77.6 points per game, 14.0 more points than the 63.6 the Wildcats allow to opponents.
- When it scores more than 63.6 points, Saint John’s (NY) is 11-11-1 against the spread and 16-10 overall.
- Villanova’s record is 13-8-2 against the spread and 21-3 overall when it allows fewer than 77.6 points.
- The Wildcats have scored a total of 305 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 10.2 per game), and the Red Storm have out-scored opponents by 177 points on the season (5.5 more per game).
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Over/Under
- The Wildcats’ average implied point total this season is the same as their implied total for Thursday’s game (73.8 points).
- This season, Villanova has scored more than 78 points in nine games.
- The Red Storm’s average implied point total on the season (80.6 points) is 9.6 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (71 points).
- So far this season, Saint John’s (NY) has put up more than 71 points 22 times.
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