The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will hit the floor running against the visiting St. John's Red Storm Saturday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

The Scarlet Knights sport records of 13-17 and 9-15 ATS heading into this battle, while the Red Storm have 13-17 and 12-14-1 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 12-12 for the Scarlet Knights and 14-13 for the Red Storm.



View St Johns vs Rutgers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Scarlet Knights are listed as 7.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 112 (Scarlet Knights) and the No. 244 (Red Storm) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 68-64 result in favor of the Scarlet Knights has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Red Storm rank No. 210 in NCAA Division 1 with 33.9 per game. That compares with Rutgers’s No. 184 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Rutgers is college basketball's No. 268-ranked team at 5.2 per game, while the Red Storm rate No. 334 with 4.1 per game.

Defensively, St. John's features the nation's No. 315-rated defense on the road, allowing 77.5 points per game. Rutgers, meanwhile, comes in at No. 212 nationally in scoring at home.

St. John's was an 89-69 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Pittsburgh. They failed to cover the 10.5-point spread as underdogs. St. John's was crushed on Wednesday, getting blown out by Pittsburgh and falling by an 89-69 score at Petersen Events Center.

Rutgers was a 77-71 loser in its last match at home against Villanova. They failed to cover the 3.5-point spread as favorites. Rutgers got 16 points from Dane Miller but lost anyway, 77-71, to Villanova on Thursday at Louis Brown Athletic Center.


St. John's Red Storm Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 1-9
After a loss are 4-6

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
After playing Villanova are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

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