Big East College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 8

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 7, 2023

Big East teams will hit the court across three games on Wednesday’s college basketball schedule. That includes the Butler Bulldogs squaring off against the St. John’s (NY) Red Storm at Madison Square Garden, and we have best bets recommendations across the board.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big East based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Butler (+6.5) vs St. John’s

The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (2.3 points) is significantly less than the 6.5-point edge DraftKings gives to St. John’s (NY), though the data still has them as the favorite. Put your money on Butler to cover.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Butler 13-15-2 8-3-2 5-12-0 7-6-2 5-6-0 6-11-2
St. John’s (NY) 14-14-1 10-6-0 4-8-1 5-10-0 5-4-1 9-9-1

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Total Pick: Georgetown vs Villanova Over (141.5)

The model projects a total 1.3 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Villanova 14-15-0 6-7-0 4-8-0 7-11-0
Georgetown 17-12-0 9-7-0 8-3-0 10-8-0

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Moneyline Pick: St. John’s (NY) (-265) vs Butler (+225)

Score Prediction: St. John’s (NY) 73, Butler 70

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
St. John’s (NY) 14-1 2-11 8-1 1-4 2-0 1-7 6-1 2-10
Butler 11-2 3-14 8-2 2-3 2-0 1-8 3-2 3-11

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Today’s Big East Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Butler (14-18) vs St. John’s (NY) (18-14) 3:00 PM ET FS1 St. John’s (NY) (-6.5) 142.5
DePaul (9-22) vs Seton Hall (17-14) 5:30 PM ET FS1
Georgetown (7-24) vs Villanova (16-15) 8:00 PM ET FS1 Villanova (-11) 141.5

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