Check out our free St. John’s vs Florida State pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Sunrise. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
St. John’s vs Florida State Pick & Preview: Saturday, December 17th Betting Odds
Red Storm vs Seminoles Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: St. John’s Red Storm at Florida State Seminoles
- Where: Sunrise at BB&T Center
- Date: Saturday, December 17th
- Betting Odds: St. John’s -6, STJOHN -268 | FLST +215 O/U 152.5
Red Storm Preview:
St. John’s will take the floor against the Seminoles with an overall record of 10-1. On the road, the Red Storm will be playing their 2nd game of the season, having gone 1-1. So far, the Red Storm have been favored 10 times, going 10-0 straight up. In today’s matchup, the oddsmakers have St. John’s as -6 point favorites.
St. John’s will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer David Jones who is averaging 15.0 points per game for the Red Storm. Jones is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Red Storm’s offensive gameplan is the play of Joel Soriano who has hit 60.4% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 14.55 points per game.
St. John’s comes into today’s matchup vs Florida State, looking to continue their strong offensive play, as they are averaging 79.6 points per game. Through 11 games, they have hit 45.3% of their field goal attempts. In terms of pace, the Red Storm’s have prefered to slow the game down, ranking 207th in possessions per game.
Seminoles Preview:
The Florida State will take the floor in today’s game in the middle of a 2 game win streak and have an overall record of 3-9. Currently, the Seminoles have been the home team 7 times, sitting with a record of 3-4. So far, the Seminoles have been the underdog 5 times, going 0-5 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +6 underdogs on the spread.
Florida State will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Darin Green Jr who is averaging 12.83 points per game for the Seminoles. Jr is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Seminoles’ offensive gameplan is the play of Matthew Cleveland who has hit 46.0% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 12.5 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Florida State this season, as they are currently ranked 198th in college basketball at 71.0 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that that have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Seminoles’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.1%, placing them 318th in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: St. John’s Red Storm -6
Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the St. John’s Red Storm to pick up the win and cover the spread as -6 point betting favorites. Although St. John’s as a team is just 135th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Seminoles’ defense. In addition, the Red Storm have made bettors money who have taken them to cover on the road, as they are 7-3 (last 10). At -6 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Red Storm to come out on top and cover.
