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St. John's Red Storm vs. Providence Friars
The St. John's Red Storm and the Providence Friars will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Amica Mutual Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Red Storm as -5.5-point favorites versus the Friars, while the game's total opened at 143.5.
Providence was a 74-70 loser in their most recent outing at home against Bonnies. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for St. John's, they were a 89-61 winner as they battled Blue Demons at home. They covered in the match as a -11.5-point favorite.
St. John's:
Team record: 9-2 SU,8-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
St. John's is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. John's is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. John's's last 9 games on the road
Providence:
Team record: 7-5 SU,5-7 ATS
Providence is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Providence's last 5 games at home
Providence is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. John's
Next up:
St. John's home to Delaware Saturday, December 28
Providence home to Marquette Tuesday, December 31