Villanova Wildcats vs Saint John's (NY) Red Storm: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/23/2021

A game after he scored 29 points in an 88-83 loss to DePaul, Julian Champagnie leads the Saint John's (NY) Red Storm (14-9) on the road against the No. 8 Villanova Wildcats (14-3) as 11-point underdogs. The matchup, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, airs on CBS Sports. The matchup has an over/under set at 153 points.

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ATS Records for Villanova and Saint John's (NY)

Villanova Leaders

• Jeremiah Robinson-Earl leads the Wildcats in points and rebounds. He contributes 15.6 points per game while also adding 7.5 rebounds.
• The squad is led in assists by Collin Gillespie's 4.9 per game.
• The 2.2 three-pointers Gillespie knocks down per game are a team-high mark for the Wildcats.
• Villanova's blocks leader is Robinson-Earl, who records 0.5 per game. Gillespie leads the team averaging 1.1 steals a game.

Saint John's (NY) Leaders

• Champagnie holds the top Red Storm spot in two categories: scoring (20.2 points per game) and rebounding (7.2 rebounds per game).
• The Red Storm assist leader is Posh Alexander with 4.5 assists per game.
• Champagnie knocks down a team-high 2.6 three-pointers per game for the Red Storm.
• Alexander leads the Wildcats with 1.1 steals per game and Champagnie is their top shot blocker with 1.1 blocks per game.

Villanova vs Saint John's (NY): Last 5 Meetings

Villanova has a 3-2 record in the last five games against Saint John's (NY). The Red Storm have beat the spread more often than not against the Wildcats, holding a 2-1 record ATS in those head-to-head meetings.

Points Insights

• The 77.9 points per game the Wildcats score are just 0.7 more points than the Red Storm give up (77.2).
• Villanova has an 8-0 record overall and a 7-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 77.2 points.
• Saint John's (NY) has a 5-4 record against the spread and a 6-4 record overall in games when it allows more than 77.9 points.
• The Red Storm put up 11.9 more points per game (80.1) than the Wildcats give up (68.2).
• Saint John's (NY) has put together a 12-0 ATS record and a 14-6 overall record in games it scores more than 68.2 points.
• Villanova's record is 0-2 against the spread and 0-2 overall when it gives up more than 80.1 points.
• The Wildcats have put up a total of 165 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 9.7 per game), and the Red Storm have out-scored opponents by 67 points on the season (2.9 more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Wildcats and the Red Storm are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 32.1 and 33.8 rebounds per game, respectively.
• Saint John's (NY) is 5-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Villanova is 5-4 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Wildcats average 8.8 offensive boards per game, -1.5 rebounds fewer than the Red Storm.
• The Red Storm are 4-5 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Wildcats are 4-1 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• The Wildcats find nightly success on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +0.9 rebounds per game, and the Red Storm struggle in comparison, averaging a margin of -2.2.