The St. John’s Red Storm (20-12), according to sportsbooks, are currently +15000 to claim the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, making them darkhorses to win it all. Their next contest is slated for Friday, March 15 at 5:30 PM ET against the UConn Huskies.
On Thursday, in its most recent game, St. John’s beat Seton Hall 91-72. With 18 points, RJ Luis was its high scorer.
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St. John’s NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +8000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +11000
- National championship odds (current): +15000
- Big East championship odds: +700
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St. John’s Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- Based on our predictions, the Red Storm have the 51st-ranked schedule in the nation.
- Glancing at St. John’s remaining schedule in 2023-24, it has one game versus teams currently above .500, and no games versus squads whose records are worse than its own.
- There are one game versus Top 25 teams left on the Red Storm’s schedule in 2023-24.
- Against the No. 8 Creighton Bluejays on February 25, St. John’s notched its best win of the season, an 80-66 home victory.
- According to the RPI, the Red Storm have two Quadrant 1 wins, tied for the 48th-most in the country. But they also have six Quadrant 1 losses, tied for the 44th-most.
- St. John’s has tied for the 18th-most Quadrant 2 victories in the nation according to the RPI (five).
- The Red Storm have tied for the 38th-most Quadrant 3 victories in the country based on the RPI (six).
St. John’s Season Stats and Insights
- The Red Storm are outscoring opponents by 7.3 points per game with a +233 scoring differential overall. They put up 78.5 points per game (59th in college basketball) and give up 71.2 per outing (154th in college basketball).
- The Red Storm hit 7.1 three-pointers per game (218th in college basketball), while their opponents have made 7.1 on average.
- St. John’s ranks sixth in college basketball with 305.0 points scored per 100 possessions, and 348th in college basketball defensively with 276.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- The Red Storm have won the turnover battle on average this season, committing 10.8 per game (131st in college basketball play) while forcing 12.0 (65th in college basketball).
St. John’s Leading Performers
- Daniss Jenkins leads the Red Storm in scoring (14.6 PPG) and assists (5.4 per game).
- St. John’s is led by Joel Soriano’s 9.5 rebounds per game.
- Jenkins is the top three-point shooter for the Red Storm, connecting on 1.7 per contest.
- St. John’s blocks leader is Soriano, who averages 1.8 per game. Jenkins leads the team by averaging 1.5 steals an outing.
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