Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Queens, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (11-3) host the Butler Bulldogs (7-7) at Carnesecca Arena on Saturday.

The Butler Bulldogs played Villanova and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-65 in their last game. Butler ended with a 42.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 52) and converted 9 of their 28 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 12 of 23 tries for a rate of 52.2%. In terms of rebounding, they collected 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 15 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. When it comes to defending, Butler allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the floor on 25 out of 59 shooting. Villanova totaled 16 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Moreover, Villanova collected 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Villanova went 87.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 16 shots. They knocked down 9 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 16 while Villanova finished the game with 17 fouls.

Jahmyl Telfort is someone who was a factor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and totaled 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and totaled 10 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Butler comes into this one with a mark of 7-7 for the year. They average 72.5 pts per contest (259th in D-1) while hitting 44.7% from the floor. The Bulldogs are connecting on 38.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (118 of 307) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Butler is pulling in 35.4 rebounds per contest and has 197 dimes on the campaign, which is 151st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a team are committing 14.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 7.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They give up 30.7% on three-point shots and they are 141st in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.6). The Bulldogs defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.0% (354 of 885) and they relinquish 33.7 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 131st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 164 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the St. John's Red Storm went home defeated by a final of 57-56 when they played Creighton. The Red Storm earned 17 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the matchup. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. Creighton was called for 9 personal fouls for this contest which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for 6 attempts. They were able to bury 4 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, St. John's converted 2 of 9 tries (22.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Storm shot 25 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.8%. The Red Storm allowed Creighton to make 22 of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5% for this game. They finished 34.6% from three-point range by going 9 out of 26 and ended up shooting 4 out of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, St. John's permitted Creighton to snag 37 in total (9 offensive).

Zuby Ejiofor ended up having an impact for the Red Storm in this game. He totaled 16 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 9 for this game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 8 rebounds.

St. John's has a mark of 11-3 this season. The Red Storm are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 67.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per game (73rd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. St. John's has scored 1,158 pts on the year (82.7 per game) and they pull in 41.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Red Storm are shooting 47.5% from the field, which is 82nd in college.

The St. John's defense surrenders 34.6% on 3-pointers (112 of 324) and opponents are knocking down 65.7% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.4 dimes and 34.1 rebounds every game, which ranks 139th and 166th in college hoops. The Red Storm defensively are ranked 92nd in college in points per game surrendered with 67.5. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (90th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Butler

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