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St John's NY vs Omaha Preview & Picks – Red Storm To Power Through In March Madness

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  • St John's NY vs Omaha picks for Thursday, March 20
  • March Madness 1st Round game is taking place at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Rhode Island
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    St John's NY vs Omaha Preview & Picks
  • St John's NY vs Omaha Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • St John's NY Form
  • Omaha Form

St John's NY vs Omaha Preview & Picks

St John's NY are tipped to cover the spread as they advance from the first round.

The Red Storm are one of the top defensive teams in the country, and they are consistent scorers at the other end of the court too.

  • St John's NY are on a 6-game win streak
  • St John's NY are 6-2-0 ATS in their last 8 games
  • The Under has cashed in 9 of St John's NY’s last 14 games

Head To Head

  • This is the first ever meeting between the two schools

St John's NY Form

St John's NY enter the March Madness tournament having won 19 of their last 20 games and each of the previous nine.

The Red Storm have not tasted defeat since the 73-71 loss at Villanova back on February 12.

They responded to that defeat with a 79-73 success at home to Creighton, sparking a six-game win streak that closed out the regular season.

St John's NY wrapped up that part of the campaign with an 86-84 overtime success against Marquette, and kept that red-hot run going in the Big East tournament.

The Red Storm beat Butler 78-57 and Marquette 79-63, before clinching the conference crown with an 82-66 victory over Creighton.

Omaha Form

Omaha go into the national tournament having claimed their conference title as part of a six-game win streak.

The Mavericks dropped back-to-back road games in the middle of February, but rallied over the final two weeks of the regular season.

They got back on track with a 78-66 victory at Kansas City, before returning home to beat South Dakota 93-85 and Oral Roberts 80-57.

Omaha then kept that run going as they went all the way in the Summit tournament.

The Mavericks beat Kansas City 70-61 and South Dakota 100-75 to book their place in the final, where they beat St Thomas 85-75.

Verdict

This St John’s NY is capable of dominating this game at both ends of the course.

Therefore we like the Red Storm’s chances of covering the spread as they book a place in the second round.

Best Bet1: St John’s NY -18.5 Spread @-111.11 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Under 148.0 Total Points @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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