This matchup between the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers and St. John’s Red Storm will take place at Madison Square Garden. Action begins at 11:00 am ET on Sunday, Dec. 6 and can be seen on FS1.
The Red Storm were beaten by Fordham 73-57 on Wednesday. Felix Balamou was the team’s high scorer with 14 points. The Terriers are coming off a 69-62 win over Lafayette on Wednesday. Tyreek Jewell led the team in scoring with 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting.
St. John’s, an eight-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against St. Francis Brooklyn. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 130 points. The Red Storm are looking to build on their records of 4-3 Straight Up (SU) and 2-4 Against The Spread (ATS).
St. Francis Brooklyn’s three-point defense is one of the top in the country, with opponents making only 4.0 shots from the three-point line per game.
St. John’s and St. Francis Brooklyn have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – StF-NY, ATS Winner – StF-NY, O/U – Over
Notes
St. John’s 9-0-1 SU in its last 10 games at home.
St. John’s is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Francis NY.
The St. John’s Red Storm average 69.5 possessions and 1.002 points per possession in games this season. The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers average fewer possessions with 66.1, as well as fewer points per possession with .974.
The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers average an effective field goal percentage of 45.8% this season. The St. John’s Red Storm have a losing record of 1-3 when opponents have an eFG% of 45.8% or greater.
St. John’s, the 21st-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 5.9 per game. St. Francis Brooklyn ranks 88th with 4.6.
St. Francis Brooklyn makes an average of 7.0 steals per game. St. John’s has a solid 4-2 record when it allows at least 7 steals.
