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| St. John's Red Storm | DePaul Blue Demons |
| 9-6 | January 14, 2014, 07:00 | Allstate Arena | 9-8 |
The DePaul Blue Demons will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the St. John's Red Storm at Allstate Arena on Tuesday in NCAA hoops play.
This season, the Blue Demons are 9-8 overall and 8-7-1 ATS, while the Red Storm are 9-6 and 3-10 ATS. As for the totals, DePaul boasts a 5-11 on the OU, and St. John's is 7-6.
View St. John's Red Storm vs DePaul Blue Demons Odds and Stats.
DePaul opened as -1-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook total as well at Sportsbook.
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 86-rated St. John's taking on the No. 163-rated Blue Demons in this contest.
St. John's lost its last outing, a 74-67 result against Villanova on January 11. They failed to cover in that game as a 4.5-point underdog. St. John's got 22 points from D'Angelo Harrison but lost anyway, 74-67, to Villanova on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Last time out for DePaul, they were a 99-94 Sportsbook as they battled Butler on the road. They covered in the match as a 9.5-point underdog. Cleveland Melvin poured in a team-high 30 points for DePaul on Thursday, as they defeated Butler 99-94 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits DePaul's No. 150-ranked offense, averaging 72.53 PPG, against a Red Storm defense that ranks No. 74 at 66.93 PPG. The Blue Demons field goal percentage has averaged 43.76% so far, more than the Red Storm marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.7% per game.
A few Red Storm at Blue Demons trends to consider:
St. John's is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
St. John's is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
St. John's is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
St. John's is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing DePaul
DePaul is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
DePaul is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of DePaul's last 8 games
DePaul is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
St. John's home to Providence, Thursday, January 16th
DePaul at Villanova, Saturday, January 18th
