St. John's at Butler

St. John's has come upon hard times losing nine games in a row and dealing with injuries to some of their top players. Guard Marcus LoVett is out for the season with a knee injury and Shamorie Ponds is dealing with a quadriceps injury that makes him questionable for this game. Ponds lead the Red Storm with a 20.0 scoring average and LoVett averaged 14.9 points. St. John's is 0-4 on the road and frustration is starting to set in and the Johnnies shoot only 42.4 percent from the field. Butler won last season's meeting on this court 110-86 and the Bulldogs come off a 79-67 win and cover at DePaul before having the week off. Butler shoots a blistering 54.2 percent at home and allows opponents just 43.2 percent. The Bulldogs have covered 10 of their last 13 home games. Take Butler.