The No. 15 Providence Friars and the St. John's Red Storm will face off in a Big East clash at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Carnesecca Arena and you can catch all the action live on CBS Sports Network. St. John's is 11-8 overall and 10-3 at home, while the Friars are 18-2 overall and 4-1 on the road. The Friars are 12-8 against the spread this season while the Red Storm are 8-11.
However, Providence is just 2-4 against the number in its last six games and St. John's has won and covered in two of the last three head-to-head matchups. The Red Storm are favored by 3.5 points in the latest St. John's vs. Providence odds from Caesars Sportsbook and the over-under is set at 144.5. Before entering any Providence vs. St. John's picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on St. John's vs. Providence. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Providence vs. St. John's:
- St. John's vs. Providence spread: St. John's -3.5
- St. John's vs. Providence over-under: 144.5 points
What you need to know about St. John's
St. John's ended up a good deal behind the Villanova Wildcats when the teams played this past Saturday, losing 73-62. Guard Montez Mathis (14 points) was the top scorer for St. John's and shot 6-for-10 from the floor. However, he was the only player to reach double-figures for the Red Storm.
St. John's shot just 39.7 percent from the floor and went 4-for-21 from the 3-point line in the loss. Julian Champagnie had just nine points on 4-for-12 shooting in the contest but the Red Storm will be expecting more from their leading scorer on Tuesday. Champagnie is averaging 18.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game this season.
What you need to know about Providence
Meanwhile, things were close when Providence and the Marquette Golden Eagles clashed on Sunday, but Providence ultimately edged out the opposition 65-63. The Friars' success was spearheaded by the efforts of forward Justin Minaya, who had 14 points along with six boards, and center Nate Watson, who had 17 points in addition to six rebounds.
Watson is now averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game this season and he'll be a difficult matchup for a St. John's squad that often goes four guards. Aljami Durham is averaging a team-leading 13.7 points per game but the Indiana transfer needs to play more efficiently for Ed Cooley's squad. He's shooting just 35.5 percent from the floor and a career-worst 24.7 percent from the 3-point line after shooting at least 38 percent beyond the arc in his final two seasons with the Hoosiers.
How to make Providence 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 well over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
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