St. John's takes to the basketball court against Villanova on Thursday, hoping to send the Wildcats to a loss while covering the college basketball betting point spread at Madison Square Garden.
St. John's Red Storm vs Villanova Wildcats Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Supporters of the St. John's Red Storm have watched them go 14-18 and 16-16 ATS on the college basketball season, while the Villanova Wildcats are at 28-3 and 17-14 ATS. In totals betting, the Villanova Wildcats are 11-20, while the St. John's Red Storm have a 18-14 mark.
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Villanova Wildcats at No. 14 and the St. John's Red Storm at No. 217 heading into this college basketball betting matchup.
Statistical Matchup
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Villanova has the nation's No. 72-rated offensive output, at 77.55 PPG. The visiting St. John's Red Storm defense ranks No. 229 allowing on average 77.81 PPG. The Wildcats FG% has averaged 49.58% so far, more than the Villanova Red Storm marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.18% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
St. John's got 17 points from Shamorie Ponds en route to a 74-73 victory over Georgetown University on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
The Wildcats blew out Georgetown University on Saturday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 81-55 win at Verizon Center.