The St. John’s Red Storm (9-5, 2-1 Big East) and Butler Bulldogs (10-5, 1-3) tangle Tuesday in Big East action in Indianapolis, Indiana. The contest at Hinkel Fieldhouse will tip off at 7 p.m. ET (Peacock). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NCAA basketball odds around the St. John’s vs. Butler odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.
St. John’s slipped out of the rankings after a Saturday setback at home. The -14 Red Storm shot a season-low 28.2% in losing a 77-71 (Under 167) game to the Providence Friars. SJU will look to bounce back and win what would be its third straight game at Hinkle Fieldhouse and seventh in a row over Butler.
Butler also played its last game Saturday. The -2 Bulldogs were upset 85-67 (Over 149.5) by the Villanova Wildcats. Butler allowed a 55.2% mark from the field.
St. John’s won both games last season and has won 6 straight to take a 16-11 series lead.
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St. John’s at Butler odds
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- Moneyline (ML): St. John’s -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Butler +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
- Against the spread (ATS): St. John’s -4.5 (-110) | Butler +4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 162.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
St. John’s at Butler picks and predictions
Prediction
St. John’s 80, Butler 78
No interest; PASS.
St. John’s is 1-6-1 ATS over its last 8 games. The Red Storm is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at Butler.
The Bulldogs are the BartTorvik No. 48. On that Torvik scale, SJU has had games against the No. 36 Auburn Tigers, the No. 91 Ole Miss Rebels, No. 31 Kentucky Wildcats and No. 90 Providence in the last 6 weeks. All 4 of those games were ATS losses.
In terms of shot-quality allowed, Butler has perhaps befallen some bad luck so far. Look for a rebound off the poor effort against Villanova. BUTLER +4.5 (-110) is the value side here.
Since 2023, the Under has gone 7-1 in this series.
St. John’s plays fast overall, but has been on a slowing trend in recent weeks. The Under is 7-1 across the Red Storm’s last 8 games. Butler also plays at a quick pace, but its free-throw rate has been plummeting of late and both sides defend the perimeter well, so 1s and 3s may not contribute too much to this on-court total.
The UNDER 162.5 (-110) is the leverage side.
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