The St. John's Red Storm will try to cover the point spread at Madison Square Garden on Thursday when they get a visit from the Xavier Musketeers in NCAA basketball betting action.
Xavier Musketeers vs St. John's Red Storm Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Xavier Musketeers will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Thursday; they are 20-11 ATS against the betting line this season, while the St. John's Red Storm are 15-15 ATS. Xavier Musketeers are 18-13 on betting the total; St. John's Red Storm are 14-16.
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the St. John's Red Storm rated this week at No. 244 and the Xavier Musketeers sitting at No. 83.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up St. John's's No. 147 nationally ranked offense (73.5 points per game) against a Xavier Musketeers defense that sits as the No. 190 at 74.94 PPG. The St. John's Red Storm have been averaging 43.61% from the field, less than the Musketeers have managed so far this season (49.59% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Trevon Bluiett scored 22 points leading the Musketeers to a 65-62 victory over DePaul at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.
St. John's earned a 88-77 victory over Georgetown University on Wednesday, getting 26 points from Shamorie Ponds at Madison Square Garden.
- Xavier is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Xavier's last 5 games
- Xavier is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- St. John's is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
- St. John's is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
- St. John's is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. John's's last 9 games
