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St. John's Red Storm vs. Xavier Musketeers
The St. John's Red Storm and the Xavier Musketeers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Cintas Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -10-point favorites versus the Red Storm, while the game's total opened at 164.5.
Xavier was a 85-83 winner in their most recent outing at home against Friars. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, St. John's was a 84-72 loser at home against Pirates. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.
St. John's:
Team record: 14-9 SU,9-14 ATS
St. John's is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. John's's last 6 games on the road
St. John's is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Xavier
Xavier:
Team record: 18-5 SU,12-10-1 ATS
Xavier is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Xavier's last 5 games at home
Xavier is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing St. John's
Next up:
St. John's at Butler Tuesday, February 7
Xavier at Butler Friday, February 10