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Notre Dame-St. John's meet for 2nd time in 8 days
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (14-3, 3-2 in Big East)
at ST. JOHN'S RED STORM (10-5, 3-2 in Big East)
Tip-off: Sunday, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Line: St. John’s -2.5
Notre Dame tries to snap a two-game skid while aiming for its first road win of the season when it visits St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. This will be the second meeting between these two teams in eight days, as the Irish beat St. John’s 76-61 in a game they led 44-25 at halftime.
The Fighting Irish hope to rebound from a 79-57 setback at Marquette on Monday. Notre Dame allowed the Golden Eagles to shoot 53.1% and hit 12-of-17 shots from long range. Ben Hansbrough (15.8 PPG, 44.1% three-pointers) scored only nine points on 3-of-9 shooting and had his string of double-digit scoring outputs halted at 10 games. Tim Abromaitis (15.8 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 40.0% three-pointers) chipped in with 10 points, extending his double-figures scoring streak to eight games. Carleton Scott (11.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG) is expected to miss his fourth straight contest with a hamstring injury, but freshman Eric Atkins (7.0 PPG, 3.4 APG) has been a solid replacement in the starting lineup, averaging 10.0 PPG in the past four games. He had a season-best 15 points against Marquette and finished with seven points, five assists and three steals in the first meeting with St. John's.
The Red Storm fell at home to Syracuse on Wednesday, 76-59, as leading scorer Dwight Hardy (15.7 PPG) was only 4-of-15 from the field for 12 points. It marked Hardy's second straight subpar game. He was limited to just eight points on 2-of-5 shooting in a loss at Notre Dame, 76-61 on Jan. 8, which broke a string of four consecutive games with 20 points. Justin Brownlee (14.5 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 34.6% three-pointers) scored 13 points against the Orange for his seventh straight game in double-figures, but he shot just 5-of-13 from the field. Brownlee has hit only 17-of-44 field goals (39%) in his past three games. Sunday's contest marks the Red Storm's fourth straight contest against a ranked opponent. They're 1-2 so far with losses to the Orange and Irish and a victory versus Georgetown.
St. John's was limited to 38.2% shooting in the first meeting, and Hansbrough made four three-pointers, scoring a career-best 26 points in the Irish's win. Abromaitis is averaging 18.0 and 7.5 boards in two career matchups with St. John's. The Red Storm have dropped 33 of their past 36 games to ranked opponents, but two of those wins were against Notre Dame at home. The Red Storm are 4-1 (SU and ATS) when hosting the Irish since 1999. These two FoxSheets trends expect St. John’s to get payback for its loss eight days ago.
Play On - A favorite (ST. JOHN’S) - revenging a same season loss vs. opponent, off a home loss. (129-75 over the last 5 seasons.) (63.2%, +46.5 units. Rating = 2*).
Mike Brey is 14-30 ATS (31.8%, -19.0 Units) off a road loss against a conference rival as the coach of NOTRE DAME. The average score was NOTRE DAME 73.5, OPPONENT 73.7 - (Rating = 2*).
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (14-3, 3-2 in Big East)
at ST. JOHN'S RED STORM (10-5, 3-2 in Big East)
Tip-off: Sunday, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Line: St. John’s -2.5
Notre Dame tries to snap a two-game skid while aiming for its first road win of the season when it visits St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. This will be the second meeting between these two teams in eight days, as the Irish beat St. John’s 76-61 in a game they led 44-25 at halftime.
The Fighting Irish hope to rebound from a 79-57 setback at Marquette on Monday. Notre Dame allowed the Golden Eagles to shoot 53.1% and hit 12-of-17 shots from long range. Ben Hansbrough (15.8 PPG, 44.1% three-pointers) scored only nine points on 3-of-9 shooting and had his string of double-digit scoring outputs halted at 10 games. Tim Abromaitis (15.8 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 40.0% three-pointers) chipped in with 10 points, extending his double-figures scoring streak to eight games. Carleton Scott (11.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG) is expected to miss his fourth straight contest with a hamstring injury, but freshman Eric Atkins (7.0 PPG, 3.4 APG) has been a solid replacement in the starting lineup, averaging 10.0 PPG in the past four games. He had a season-best 15 points against Marquette and finished with seven points, five assists and three steals in the first meeting with St. John's.
The Red Storm fell at home to Syracuse on Wednesday, 76-59, as leading scorer Dwight Hardy (15.7 PPG) was only 4-of-15 from the field for 12 points. It marked Hardy's second straight subpar game. He was limited to just eight points on 2-of-5 shooting in a loss at Notre Dame, 76-61 on Jan. 8, which broke a string of four consecutive games with 20 points. Justin Brownlee (14.5 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 34.6% three-pointers) scored 13 points against the Orange for his seventh straight game in double-figures, but he shot just 5-of-13 from the field. Brownlee has hit only 17-of-44 field goals (39%) in his past three games. Sunday's contest marks the Red Storm's fourth straight contest against a ranked opponent. They're 1-2 so far with losses to the Orange and Irish and a victory versus Georgetown.
St. John's was limited to 38.2% shooting in the first meeting, and Hansbrough made four three-pointers, scoring a career-best 26 points in the Irish's win. Abromaitis is averaging 18.0 and 7.5 boards in two career matchups with St. John's. The Red Storm have dropped 33 of their past 36 games to ranked opponents, but two of those wins were against Notre Dame at home. The Red Storm are 4-1 (SU and ATS) when hosting the Irish since 1999. These two FoxSheets trends expect St. John’s to get payback for its loss eight days ago.
Play On - A favorite (ST. JOHN’S) - revenging a same season loss vs. opponent, off a home loss. (129-75 over the last 5 seasons.) (63.2%, +46.5 units. Rating = 2*).
Mike Brey is 14-30 ATS (31.8%, -19.0 Units) off a road loss against a conference rival as the coach of NOTRE DAME. The average score was NOTRE DAME 73.5, OPPONENT 73.7 - (Rating = 2*).
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