Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on John Paul Jones Arena Monday as host Virginia looks to handle the St. John's Red Storm in NCAA hoops action.

Supporters of the Red Storm have watched them go 17-15 and 14-13 ATS on the year, while the Cavaliers are at 22-11 and 17-13-1 ATS. In totals betting, the Cavaliers are 13-13, while the Red Storm have a 11-14-1 mark.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 122 (Cavaliers) and the No. 89 (Red Storm) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 72-62 result in favor of the Cavaliers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Virginia has the nation's No. 259-rated offensive output, at 64.1 PPG. The visiting Red Storm defense ranks No. 162 allowing on average 66.1 PPG. The Cavaliers FG% has averaged 45.7% so far, more than the Red Storm marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.7% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, St. John's owns the country's No. 186-rated mark, allowing 69.9 points per game on the highway. Virginia, on the other hand, rates No. 267 in scoring at home.

St. John's won its last outing, a 63-61 result against Saint Joseph's on March 19. They covered in that game as a 6.5-point underdog. St. John's got 16 points from Jakarr Sampson en route to a 63-61 victory over Saint Joseph's on Tuesday at Hagan Arena.

Virginia won its last outing, a 67-56 result against Norfolk State on March 19. They failed to cover in that game as a 16-point favorite. Virginia got 15 points from Akil Mitchell en route to a 67-56 victory over Norfolk State on Tuesday at John Paul Jones Arena.