Butler vs St. John's Odds, Lines & Predictions (Jan. 10)

Butler and St. John's are playing each other at Carnesecca Arena at 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. St John’s is on a five-game losing streak. Butler had its two-week winning streak ended at Seton Hall on Saturday.

Butler is a 4.5-point favorite and a -205 pick on the moneyline in the college basketball odds. St. John's is listed at +4000. Butler has +3000 Big East championship odds and the Red Storm are listed as +4,4000 at FanDuel.

Butler was out of the game by halftime, falling behind 41-23 at the break. The Bulldogs had a horrid shooting night, making just 26.8% of their field goal attempts. They were 4 of 21 (19%) on shots from three-point range. Seton Hall shot 52.7% (29 of 55), including 43. 8% from long range (7 of 16). Sophomore guard Jayden Taylor led Butler with 14 points and six rebounds. Senior center Manny Bates made 5 of 6 shots and scored 11 points.

Joel Soriano is averaging 16.2 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks a game for St. John's. He is also fourth in the conference in scoring and his 60.9 field goal percentage ranks third. David Jones, a transfer from DePaul, is scoring 13. 9 points and pulling down 7. 1 rebounds a games. Andre Curbelo is fifth in assists in Big East. St John’s is average 79.3 points agame, which ranks 43 nationally, but is 280 in score defense with a 72.8 average.

Butler and St. John's played each other last season. St John’s won both games.