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The Butler Bulldogs and the St. John's Red Storm will face off in a Big East clash at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Carnesecca Arena. St. John's is 8-3 overall and 8-2 at home, while the Bulldogs are 7-4 overall and 1-0 on the road. Butler is just 2-7 against the spread. St. John's has a 4-7 ATS mark. 

The Red Storm are favored by six points in the latest St. John's vs. Butler odds from Caesars Sportsbook. The over-under for total points is set at 135.5. Before entering any Butler vs. St. John's picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,200 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on St. John's vs. Butler. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Butler vs. St. John's:

  • St. John's vs. Butler spread: St. John's -6
  • St. John's vs. Butler over-under: 136 points

What you need to know about St. John's

St. John's fell 59-57 to the Pittsburgh Panthers last Saturday as the Panthers hit a buzzer-beater for the win. A silver lining for the Red Storm was the play of center Joel Soriano, who had 10 points in addition to nine rebounds and four blocks. St. John's then picked up a win via forfeit over Seton Hall this week.

St. John's didn't have star Julian Champagnie in the Pitt matchup and he's expected to remain out on Thursday due to protocols. Soriano and Tareq Coburn will also reportedly miss this matchup. Posh Alexander (15.9 ppg) and Montez Mathis (10.1 ppg) should have a bigger role.

What you need to know about Butler

Meanwhile, the Bulldogs have to be aching after at tough 77-48 defeat to the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday. Guard Aaron Thompson struggled for Butler, finishing with only six points on 3-for-10 shooting in his 31 minutes on the court.

That loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Bulldogs. Butler has a trio of players averaging double-digit scoring -- Chuck Harris (11.6 ppg), Jair Bolden (10.6 ppg) and Jayden Taylor (10.3 ppg). 

How to make Butler vs. St. John's picks

The model is leaning over on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 70 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins St. John's vs. Butler? And which side of the spread hits in over 70 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.