Fifth Third Arena features an NCAAB clash between the host Cincinnati Bearcats and the visiting St. John's Red Storm in college hoops action on Saturday.

Cincinnati will face the 7-7 Red Storm, who own a 4-6-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Bearcats are 4-5 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Red Storm are 5-6 favoring the OVER.



View St Johns vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Red Storm listed as 13-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 104 (Bearcats) and the No. 206 (Red Storm) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 80-67 result in favor of the Bearcats has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Red Storm is ranked No. 163 in NCAA hoops at 35.4 per game. Contrast that with Cincinnati’s No. 131 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Cincinnati is the No. 39-ranked team in the country at 8.3 per game, while St. John's rates No. 337 at 3.9 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, St. John's owns the country's No. 296-rated mark, allowing 77.7 points per game on the highway. Cincinnati, on the other hand, rates No. 143 in scoring at home.

St. John's was a 73-58 loser in its last match at home against Louisville. They failed to cover the 8–point spread as underdogs. The Red Storm endured a 73-58 loss at the hands of the Cardinals on Tuesday, despite a 24-point effort from D'Angelo Harrison at Carnesecca Arena.

Last time out for Cincinnati, they were a 71-55 Sportsbook as they battled Notre Dame at home. They covered in the match as an 8.5-point favorite. The Bearcats got 18 points from Dion Dixon as Cincinnati ran past Notre Dame 71-55 on Wednesday at Fifth Third Arena.


St. John's Red Storm Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Marquette are 5-3
After playing Louisville are 4-5
After a loss are 5-5

Cincinnati Bearcats Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Georgetown are 5-4
After playing Notre Dame are 6-2
After a win are 7-3

A few Red Storm at Bearcats trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. John's last 7 games on the road
St. John's is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. John's is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. John's
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing St. John's


Next up:
St. John's at Marquette, Wednesday, January 11
Cincinnati at Georgetown, Monday, January 9