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.