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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 gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Amica Mutual Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Friars as -8.5-point favorites versus the Red Storm, while the game's total opened at 153.5.
In their last action, Providence was a 73-61 winner at home against Huskies. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, St. John's was a 96-85 loser at home against Golden Eagles. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
St. John's:
Team record: 11-5 SU,6-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
St. John's is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
St. John's is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. John's's last 6 games on the road
Providence:
Team record: 13-3 SU,10-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Providence is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Providence is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Providence is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. John's
Next up:
St. John's home to Butler Tuesday, January 10
Providence at Creighton Saturday, January 14