{"id":89625,"date":"2016-01-05T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T21:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=89625"},"modified":"2016-01-06T08:03:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T13:03:59","slug":"xavier-musketeers-vs-st-johns-red-storm-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-january-6-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/xavier-musketeers-vs-st-johns-red-storm-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-january-6-2016.html","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Musketeers vs. St. John&#8217;s Red Storm Predictions, Picks, Odds and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview \u2013 January 6, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The No. 6 Xavier Musketeers know how to bounce back. After seeing their 12-game win streak to open the season snapped by Villanova, the X-men trounced the Butler Bulldogs to get back in the win column. The St. John\u2019s Red Storm, meanwhile, are merely seeking for an end to their five-game losing skid. Will the Red Storm take down a conference giant? Or will the Musketeers do what\u2019s expected of them and annihilate St. John\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for more about this game. You can also check out our preview of California vs. Oregon.<\/p>\n[sc:MarchMadness ]\n<h2>Xavier Musketeers vs. St John\u2019s Red Storm Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Carnesecca Arena, Queens<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Wednesday, January 6, 9:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong> Xavier Musketeers vs. St John\u2019s Red Storm \u2013 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2016-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\">view all NCAA Basketball lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong> FOX Sports 1<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Xavier Musketeers (13-1, 1-1 Big East)<\/h3>\n<p>[sc:NCAAB240banner ]The Musketeers were not to suffer another setback following a loss to No. 16 Villanova to open conference play\u2014their first of the season\u2014as they bounced back with an RPI-boosting 88-69 victory over No. 9 Butler on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The high-scoring Musketeers had their usual shooting touch rolling against Butler, as they shot 56 percent from the field and hit 10 of 21 attempts from deep. More impressive was that Xavier managed to exceed their season average of 80.6 points per game minus arguably its best player, Edmond Sumner. Sumner was involved in an ugly collision in the loss to Villanova, causing him to miss the Butler game, but could be back for tonight\u2019s game after being <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/14473100\/xavier-freshman-edmond-sumner-taken-stretcher-movement-extremities\" target=\"_blank\">released from the hospital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Sumner can\u2019t go, then the Musketeers would be looking for others to fill in the freshman\u2019s averages of 11.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Against Butler, it was Remy Abell, who answered the call, as the senior guard churned out a career-high 21 points\u2014he\u2019s averaging just 7.9 PPG on the season.<\/p>\n<p>Up against St. John\u2019s defense that allowed a whopping 78.8 points over its last five games, Xavier\u2019s band of scorers led by Trevon Bluiett appears to be bound for another robust offensive night. Bluiett, who scored 13 points against the Bulldogs, paces the team with 14.3 PPG to go along with a solid 7.1 RPG thus far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Xavier is 2-1-1 ATS in its last four meetings with the Red Storm.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Join TopBet sportsbook\" href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the NCAAB action.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the St John\u2019s Red Storm (7-8, 0-2 Big East)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Chris-Mullin.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89832\" alt=\"Xavier vs St. John\u2019s Basketball Predictions, Picks, Odds and Preview\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Chris-Mullin.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Chris-Mullin.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Chris-Mullin-250x181.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coaching a team who can\u2019t shoot must be very frustrating for NBA legend and now St. John\u2019s head coach Chris Mullin.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin\u2019s team showed how busted its offense was once again on Saturday, when the Red Storm went 23-for-63 from the field (36.5%) and 2-for-13 (15.4%) from beyond the arc in an 83-65 loss to No. 12 Providence\u2014St. John\u2019s fifth loss in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Only big man Yankuba Sima shot better than 50% in the game, going 6-for-9 for 14 points, while the team\u2019s leading scorer, Federico Mussini (12.7 PPG), succumbed to the Friars\u2019 defense , as he made just three points on 1-for-3 from the field. It\u2019s not about to get easy for the Red Storm later tonight, considering that the Musketeers allow just 66.1 points per contest.<\/p>\n<p>All told, St. John\u2019s has a real problem in its anemic offense that both ranks last in the Big East in scoring (66.9 PPG) and field goal shooting (41.4%).<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully for the Red Storm, they can take advantage of scoring opportunities on the line. That said, they\u2018re shooting like they\u2019re trained by DeAndre Jordan, as St. John\u2019s is also last in the conference with a 64.0% free throw shooting. The Red Storm went 17-for-25 (68.0%) at the line against Providence.<\/p>\n<p>The over is 3-1 in St. John\u2019s last four games as the home team.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Xavier wins, 88-59.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Join TopBet sportsbook\" href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and build a winning college basketball parlay.<\/p>\n[sc:NCAAB490Banner ]\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"89625\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,549&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The No. 6 Xavier Musketeers know how to bounce back. 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