NCAA Men’s Basketball Previews – No.9 Connecticut Huskies vs St. John’s Red Storm
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UConn vs. St. John’s Matchup
Date/Time: Thursday, Feb 10 7 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York
Broadcast: ESPN
Huskies at Red Storm lines by Bookmaker.com
Pointspread: Huskies -1
Over/Under: 132 ½
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The Connecticut Huskies travel to the Big Apple to take on the St. John’s Red Storm this Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in a classic Big East tilt. The game is set to tip at 7 p.m.(ET) and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
Connecticut is 18-4 straight-up overall (10-6 against the spread) and still ranked ninth in the country but it is just 6-4 SU in Big East play. The Huskies squeezed out a 61-59 victory over Seton Hall this past Saturday as a three-point road favorite after losing to Syracuse 66-58 as a three-point home favorite last Wednesday night.
Kemba Walker’s 23.2 points a game is sixth-best in the nation and he also leads the team in assists with 4.2 a game. Alex Oriakhi is the Huskies leading rebounder with an average of 8.6 a game and the second leading scorer with 10.5 points. UConn is shooting 42.8 percent from the field and averaging 74 points a game. It remains one of the best rebounding schools in the country with 41 per game. 
St. John’s is just 13-9 SU overall (8-13 ATS) and 5-5 SU in the Big East, but it has been a giant killer this season with a 72-54 victory over No.7 Notre Dame on Jan.16 as a three-point home favorite and a stunning 93-78 romp over No.5 Duke as an eight-point home underdog on Jan.30.
The Red Storm is led by Dwight Hardy’s 15.8 points a game and Justin Brownlee’s 12.8. D.J. Kennedy is the team’s leading rebounder with an average of 5.6 a game and is third in scoring with 10.1 points. St. John’s is averaging 69 points a game, but will be at a huge disadvantage in this game with an average of just 32 rebounds a game.
St. John’s has already proven itself to be a thorn in the side of some of the better teams in the nation and will not go down without a fight, but stick with Connecticut to cover the one point on the road.
Gambling Trends:
Under is 7-1 in UCONN last 8 overall.
UCONN are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 Thu. games.
STJ are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 home games.
Under is 24-11 in STJ last 35 home games.
Under is 41-19-2 in STJ last 62 vs. Big East.
Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
Home team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
The Pick: Connecticut -1
