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Iona at St. John's

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

Iona2-0 · MAAC
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#13 St. John's1-0 · Big East

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM ET · Peacock

Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

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GordStats likes St. John's by 23.9, 98% to win. No book line yet.

Iona 2%win chanceSt. John's 98%
GordStatsSt. John's by 23.998% to win · Iona 64–St. John's 87
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Unit vs Unit

  • St. John's ball pressure (44th) meets Iona's ball security (315th).
  • Iona's shot defense (60th) meets St. John's shooting (211th).

National rank on each side, 1st the best; the longer bar has the edge.

Iona Offense vs St. John's Defense

Iona offSt. John's def
Adj. efficiency
256th101.121st95.9
Effective FG%
123rd53.2%188th50.0%
Turnovers
315th23.5%44th23.9%
Offensive rebounding
113th34.4%38th15.2%
Free-throw rate
306th20.0%89th25.0%
3-point %
124th34.9%310th40.0%

Iona: 71.0 possessions a game (177th fastest) · 39% of shots from three

St. John's Offense vs Iona Defense

St. John's offIona def
Adj. efficiency
46th114.3179th105.6
Effective FG%
211th46.8%60th37.5%
Turnovers
179th17.3%167th18.0%
Offensive rebounding
159th31.6%157th28.7%
Free-throw rate
123rd40.3%53rd19.0%
3-point %
185th30.0%74th22.8%

St. John's: 73.1 possessions a game (49th fastest) · 32% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I. Every team: Team Stats.

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Iona

  • W72–49vs NJIT+15
  • W56–55vs Vermont0

St. John's

  • W78–63vs Monmouth−6

The last column is the margin against our line before kickoff: + beat it, − fell short.

What These Numbers Mean
Adj. efficiency
Points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team on a neutral floor: the offense's scored, the defense's allowed.
Effective FG%
Field-goal percentage with a made three counted as 1.5 makes.
Turnovers
Per possession: the offense's committed, the defense's forced.
Offensive rebounding
The share of its own misses the offense gets back, against the share the defense lets its opponents get back.
Free-throw rate
Free throws attempted per field-goal attempt: drawn by the offense, allowed by the defense.