The Georgetown Hoyas face the St. John’s Red Storm in the first round of the Big East Conference Tournament in a game that will take place at the neutral site at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York at 7 PM ET. The betting board list Georgetown as a -1 point spread favorite with a total line of 153.5 points at most betting venues.
Georgetown is coming off an 81-55 loss to a ranked Villanova team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as an 8.5-point underdog. The total number of point scored in the game was 136, which was under the closing line of 140. The Hoyas have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games and in three of their last four games, including their last two, the total has gone under. Georgetown has lost five in a row and seven of their last eight games.
St. John’s is coming off an 86-75 loss to Providence in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 151, which was over the closing line of 149.5. The Red Storm have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games, including their last two, and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. St. John’s has lost two in a row and four of their last five games with the only win in that span coming against Georgetown.
Offensively, Georgetown is putting up 74.1 points per game on a 46.1% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Hoyas are allowing 72.1 points per game on a 42.3% FG average.
St. John’s is putting up 77.2 points per game on a 43.4% FG average. On defense the Red Storm are allowing 78 points per game on a 45.5% FG average.
These teams split the two games facing each other this season with each winning at home.
Georgetown Hoyas at St. John’s Red Storm Betting Trends
- Georgetown is 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
- The Hoyas are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games against the Red Storm.
- The game total has gone over in 4 of Georgetown’s last 5 games against St. Johns.
- St. Johns is 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
- The Red Storm is 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Georgetown and St. Johns have the public leaning to the visiting Hoyas minus the point with 55% on board. The over/under bettors believe this game will go over the posted total line of 153 with 52% .
