No. 9 Connecticut Huskies @ St. John's Red Storm on ESPN

The No. 9 Connecticut Huskies take on the St. John's Red Storm in a Big East battle on Thursday at the Carnesecca Arena (7 pm ET, ESPN). Head-to-head, the Huskies are 9-1 SU and 6-4 ATS in the past 10 meetings, eight of which have gone under the total. The home team is 7-2 ATS in the last nine meetings, and the favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings. UConn has not fared well at St. John’s, going 1-6 ATS in the last seven visits. The teams split two meetings last season. St. John’s won 73-51 on March 9 last season, covering as a 4.5-point road underdog. The score went under the total of 131.5. The Huskies won the first meeting 75-59 on Jan. 20 and cashed as a 9-point home favorite. The score went under the total of 134.5. UConn beat the Seton Hall Pirates 61-59 on Saturday but failed to cover as a 3-point road favorite. The score went under the total of 137.5. Freshman Roscoe Smith hit two key free throws for Connecticut with 19 seconds left for a three-point lead. Alex Oriakhi then blocked Jeremy Hazell 's 3-point attempt, and added one of two free throws with 3.7 seconds left after he was intentionally fouled by Herb Pope . St. John’s lost 66-59 to the UCLA Bruins on Saturday but failed to cash as a 4-point road underdog. The score went under the total of 135. Dwight Hardy scored a career-high 32 -- the only player to hit double digits -- for the Red Storm, which dropped to 2-6 SU in true road games. UConn is 18-4 SU, 10-6 ATS and 6-4 in the Big East. St. John’s is 13-9 SU, 8-13 ATS and 5-5 in the Big East. Get Scott Matthews’ free daily pick at www.smpicks.com or call toll-free 1-888-777-5104.