The top-ranked UConn Huskies (19-2, 9-1 Big East) take on the St. John’s Red Storm (13-8, 5-5 Big East) Saturday in New York City. Tipoff at Madison Square Garden is at noon ET (FOX). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the UConn vs. St. John’s odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Huskies are in the midst of a 9-game winning streak, which started with a victory over the Red Storm back on Dec. 23. F Samson Johnson poured in a season-high 16 points in the 69-65 win, although St. John’s did cover the 11-point spread. C Donovan Clingan missed the game as he dealt with an injury to a tendon in his foot.
St. John’s enters the matchup having lost 4 of their last 5 games. This past Wednesday, the Red Storm fell at Xavier 88-77, which snapped a streak of 4 straight Unders in St. John’s games. Along with Xavier, St. John’s is the top rebounding team in the Big East, with C Joel Soriano atop the conference at 10.0 RPG.
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