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St. John's Red Storm vs. Providence Friars
The St. John's Red Storm and the Providence Friars will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Alumni Hall.
Oddsmakers opened the Friars as -1-point favorites versus the Red Storm, while the game's total opened at 147.
Providence was a 60-43 loser in their most recent outing at home against Pirates. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, St. John's was a 70-59 winner at home against Wildcats. They covered the +9.5-point spread as underdogs.
St. John's:
Team record: 12-7 SU,11-8 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
St. John's is 6-15-1 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
St. John's is 4-18 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of St. John's's last 19 games on the road
Providence:
Team record: 9-9 SU,8-10 ATS
Providence is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Providence's last 5 games at home
Providence is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. John's
Next up:
St. John's at Butler Tuesday, February 9
Providence home to Connecticut Wednesday, February 10