Butler vs. St. John’s: College Basketball Betting Picks & Predictions (Tuesday)
The Houston Cougars were anointed as the No. 1 team in the AP poll for the second time this season, receiving 34 of the 60 first place votes. The most eye-popping thing about the AP poll was Kansas State going from unranked to 11th, despite being picked to finish last in the Big 12 this year. The Wildcats play their first game as a ranked team this season today when hosting Oklahoma State.
Here are our best bets for Tuesday’s college basketball action. And here’s a closer look at Butler vs. St. John’s.
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings)
Top College Basketball Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: Butler vs. St. John’s
St. John’s enters this game amid a five-game losing streak, but Butler is arguably the best matchup in league play for the Red Storm, given their inability to consistently make jump shots. The Red Storm are making just 31.6% of their 3-point attempts as a whole this season (266th), but that is not as much of a concern against a Butler team that ranks in the top ten in allowing the most percentage of opponents’ points inside the arc (59.9%). Conversely, St. John’s gets 62.2% of its points (third-most) from 2-point range and should attack the rim relentlessly tonight. And from a long-range shooting perspective, perhaps the rest of the team can feed off of Andre Curbelo, who has made nine of his last 17 3-point attempts after struggling with five makes in 18 attempts at the start of the losing streak.
The home team is 14-3 ATS in the previous 17 meetings between these teams, and the favorite has cashed in the last five.
Bet: St. John’s -4.5 (-110 at DraftKings)
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