The St. John’s Red Storm (14-9, 4-8 Big East) visit the No. 15 Xavier Musketeers (18-5, 10-2) in Cincinnati Saturday at 5 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the St. John’s vs. Xavier odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
After winning an overtime battle 85-83 Wednesday as a 4-point home favorite over 17th-ranked Providence in its last game, Xavier will get less of a test in this one against a St. John’s team which has struggled since entering Big East play.
A high scoring game should be in store with the Red Storm averaging 77.3 points per game and the Musketeers allowing 76.2 PPG, which ranks 336th per Covers.com.