3* UConn -4
I love the rationale that St. John's is in a good spot here because it's at home. The Johnnies were 3-6 both SU and ATS in conference this season at this alleged home. Syracuse has more of a home court advantage at MSG than St. John's does.
With UConn, it's all about how focused they are. When they were, they beat WVU and Nova at Nova. When they were not, they lost by 12 at home to Cincy. UConn played St John's once this season and beat them by 16 at Storrs in a game where they were very focused (first game of Calhoun's medical leave). I'd be shocked if Calhoun doesn't have them looking sharp today as they begin their run to their first-ever NIT title. UConn by 8+.
I love the rationale that St. John's is in a good spot here because it's at home. The Johnnies were 3-6 both SU and ATS in conference this season at this alleged home. Syracuse has more of a home court advantage at MSG than St. John's does.
With UConn, it's all about how focused they are. When they were, they beat WVU and Nova at Nova. When they were not, they lost by 12 at home to Cincy. UConn played St John's once this season and beat them by 16 at Storrs in a game where they were very focused (first game of Calhoun's medical leave). I'd be shocked if Calhoun doesn't have them looking sharp today as they begin their run to their first-ever NIT title. UConn by 8+.