St. Peter's vs. St. John's

Saint Peter's is picked to finish near the top of the MAAC standings with three starters returning from an 18-12 team and all of them are sophomores that got plenty of experience last season. Guard Daryl Banks III led the Peacocks in scoring four times and he recorded 23 steals as a freshman and was voted to the MAAC All-Rookie Team. 6-7 forward Fousseyni Drame and guard Matthew Lee also return. St. John's finished 17-15 and returns two starters and lost leading scorer L.J. Figueroa, who transferred to Oregon. Saint Peter's won eight of its last nine games last season and it looks to avenge a 79-69 loss to the Red Storm. The Peacocks are 13-5 ATS their last 18 road games and 40-19 ATS as road underdogs. Grab the points with Saint Peter's.