The St. John’s Red Storm will face the 24th ranked Michigan State Spartans at Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas in the 2nd game of the Battle For Atlantis at 7 PM ET. Michigan State has won their last two games after dropping their first two with both losses coming against top 10 teams. They have failed to cover the spread in the three games on the season that have had posted odds. St. John’s lost their first game of the season in their last game after winning their first two. They have covered the spread in both games that have had posted lines.
Michigan State is coming off a 78-77 win over Florida Gulf Coast in their last game where they came nowhere close to covering the -14.5 betting line. The 155 points scored in the game was well over the closing line of 139.5. The Spartans have won two in a row with both wins coming against schools from smaller conferences.
St. John’s is coming off a 92-86 road loss to Minnesota in their last game where they covered as a 7-point underdog. The 178 points scored in the non-conference match up was well over the posted line of 151.5. The loss was their first of the season.
Offensively Michigan State has put up 72.3 ppg with a 48% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Spartans have allowed 66 points per game on 38.7% shooting.
St. John’s offense has been solid in the early part of the season putting up an average of 87.7 points per game on 46.2% shooting. On defense they are giving up an average of 68.7 points per game on 38.4% shooting.
This will be the first time that these two teams have met.
Michigan State at St. Johns Betting Trends
- St. John’s is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games.
- The St. John’s Red Storm is 3-22 straight up in their last 22 games.
- Michigan State is 15-4 straight up in their last 19 games.
Public Money Consensus
Todays NCAAB matchup between Michigan State and St. John’s has the public heavily favoring the Spartans to cover the 7.5 point spread with 83% confidence. The over/under bettors are leaning slightly to this college basketball game going under the posted total of 150.
