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St. John's vs. North Texas prediction, odds, line, time: 2023 Charleston Classic picks, bets by proven model – CBS Sports
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The St. John’s Red Storm and North Texas Mean Green will take part in their first tournament of the season when they meet in the Charleston Classic on Thursday. The Red Storm (1-1), who were 18-15 overall and 7-13 in the Big East last year, dropped an 89-73 decision to Michigan on Monday. The Mean Green (2-0), who finished 31-7 overall, has won seven in a row dating back to last season after upending Nebraska-Omaha 75-64 on Saturday. This will be the first-ever meeting between the schools.
Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. ET. The Red Storm are 5-point favorites in the latest St. John’s vs. North Texas odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 135.5. Before making any St. John’s vs. North Texas picks, be sure to check out the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 2 of the 2023-24 season on an 87-56 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on St. John’s vs. North Texas and just locked in its picks and CBB predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are the college basketball odds and betting lines for St. John’s vs. North Texas:
Senior guard Jordan Dingle is off to a solid start to the season, averaging 11.5 points and one block per game. He is in his first season with the Red Storm after spending the first three years of his collegiate career at Pennsylvania. With Penn last season, he averaged 23.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. For his career, he has played in 81 games, including 72 starts, averaging 19.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
Also helping to boost the offense is senior Chris Ledlum, who is averaging 10 points, 9.5 rebounds, two assists and two steals. In the season-opening win over Stony Brook, he poured in 16 points, while grabbing 14 rebounds. He is in his first season with the Red Storm after playing his first three years at Harvard. Last season at Harvard, he averaged 18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 1.6 assists and 1.1 blocks in 28 games, including 27 starts. See which team to pick here.
The Mean Green, who return three starters from a year ago, have been led by junior forward Aaron Scott. In two games, he is averaging 22 points, five rebounds, two blocks and one steal. He played in and started all 38 games for North Texas a year ago, averaging seven points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and one steal. He led the team with 210 total rebounds, and had a season field goal % of 58.4.
Also helping power North Texas is junior guard CJ Noland. He is averaging 14.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, including an 18-point performance on Saturday in the win over Omaha. The transfer from Oklahoma played in 26 games for the Sooners last season, making eight starts. In 2022-23, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game and had a season-high five rebounds twice. See which team to pick here.
SportsLine’s model is leaning Over on the point total, projecting 141 combined points. It has also generated an against-the-spread pick that hits in almost 80% of simulations. You can only get the model’s pick at SportsLine.
So who wins St. John’s vs. North Texas, and which side of the spread hits nearly 80% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the St. John’s vs. North Texas spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that has returned more than $1,700 on its college basketball picks dating back to last season, and find out.
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