St. John’s vs Xavier Prediction 01/07/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a St John’s vs Xavier Prediction for this college basketball game on Tuesday, January 7th, at the Cintas Center. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Red Storm’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Musketeers’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Xavier

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St. John’s

-Recent betting trends in games played between Xavier and St. John’s

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Red Storm and the Musketeers. 

Xavier Looks to Bounce Back

It’s been an up-and-down season for Georgetown and they are coming off another loss in the last game. Xavier scored 63 points against Georgetown, but it wasn’t enough as the defense gave up 69 points. Xavier shot 35.1 percent from the field and 26.3 percent from behind the three-point line. Even though they lost, Zach Freemantle had another strong game putting up 16 points, seven rebounds, and one assist. Two games ago against Seton Hall, it was a little different as Xavier was able to secure the 94-72 victory.  

Xavier on the season is averaging 79.5 points while their defense is giving up 69.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 87th in the league while the defense is ranked 131st. They are shooting 39.8 percent from behind the three-point line which is 12th best in the league. In this game, they are going to need to get the shooting from deep going. Zach Freemantle has been the top player averaging 16.8 points while shooting 53.3 percent from the field. 

Why Xavier Will Beat St John’s

• Xavier has won 16 of its last 17 games at Cintas Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• St. John’s has lost four of its last five games at Cintas Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Another Solid Win for St John’s 

It was another solid win for St John’s in the last game against the Butler Bulldogs. The defense gave up only 62 points and the offense scored 70 points on the way to the victory. RJ Luis Jr had a strong game putting up 20 points and 11 rebounds. There were four different players that put in at least 11 points. Zuby Ejiofor put in up 14 points and eight rebounds. Two games ago against Creighton it wasn’t the same game, and St John’s ended up losing 57-56. The offense is going to need to be better here. 

The Red Storm are averaging 81.9 points while their defense is giving up 67.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 51st in the league while the defense is ranked 80th. They are averaging 66.5 shot attempts which is 7th most in all of the league. RJ Luis Jr has been the top player for the Red Storm averaging 16.5 points while shooting 46.3 percent from behind the three point line. 

Why St John’s Will Beat Xavier

• St. John’s has won 11 of its last 12 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Xavier has lost four of its last five night games.
• Xavier has lost the first half in three of its last four night games against the Big East Conference.

St John’s vs Xavier Prediction

St John’s is going to run up their score, but their defense is going to really struggle here. The Red Storm on the season are giving up 67.1 points per game, but this Xavier offense is good. Xavier is averaging 79.5 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. There will be zero defense played by either team and this game is going to be a shootout. Back the over.