Arizona State Sun Devils vs St. John's Red Storm Point Spread Picks

St. John's had a terrible shooting performance in its 86-54 loss to Marquette in the Big East Conference quarterfinals. The Red Storm still has gone OVER four of its last five games and is averaging 77.5 points and a .454 field goal percentage on the season. Also, St. John's shoots 36.1 percent from three-point range. The Sun Devils average 77.8 points and 34.1 percent from behind the arc. St. John's is 10-4 OVER its last 14 non-conference games and it has soared OVER five of its last seven neutral-court games. St. John's features five players averaging double digits and is led by Shamorie Ponds (19.5 points per game) and Mustapha Heron (14.9 ppg). Luguentz Dort leads Arizona State with a 16.1 scoring average. Look for this game to go OVER the total.

St. John's and their storied program goes up against an early surprise 7-0 Arizona State Sun Devils led by Bobby Hurley. Former St. John's and NBA star Chris Mullin has brought a high level of basketball back to St. John's and his Red Storm team is an impressive 8-1 out of the gate. Arizona State has had their way offensively, but the Red Storm has one of the top defenses in the country. The Red Storm is ranked #20 in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency, and third in turnover-creation percentage, and allow 60 points per game. St. Johns has a very good trio of guards in LoVett, Ponds and Simon, and LoVett is back from injury. Defense tends to out-will offense, and Arizona State is going to face their stiffest challenge from an opposing defense yet. Take this one to finish UNDER.