Villanova at St. John's 1/28/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 9 ranked Villanova Wildcats visit Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday to play the St. John's Red Storm in a Big East tilt. Villanova improved to 16-3 overall and 6-1 in the Big East following its 64-60 victory over Providence on Saturday. Collin Gillespie led the Wildcats with 18 points and eight rebounds and hit two free throws with 28 seconds to play to seal the win for Villanova.

Colin Gillespie is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Villanova with averages of 15.1 points and 4.6 assists-per-game, while Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.4 per game. Saddiq Bey is the second-leading scorer with an average of 14.9 points per game.

St John's improved to 13-8 overall and 2-6 in the Big East following its 79-66 victory on Saturday over the DePaul Blue Demons. LJ Figueroa led the Red Storm with 28 points while Mustapha Heron chipped in with 20 points. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for St. John's.

LJ Figueroa is leading the Red Storm in scoring with an average of 15.2 points per game, while Josh Roberts is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.3 per game and Rasheem Dunn leads St John's in assists with an average of 3.1 per game. St John's has three players averaging double figures in scoring.