The No. 1-ranked UConn Huskies will go for the season sweep when they take on the St. John's Red Storm in a key Big East Conference matchup on Saturday. Tipoff is set for noon ET at Madison Square Garden in New York. UConn is favored by 4 points in the latest UConn vs. St. John's odds, while the over/under is 146.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. 

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The model knows UConn senior guard Tristen Newton has been red hot of late, and is coming off a 16-point and 11-rebound performance in the win over Providence. He has reached double-digit scoring in each of his last four games, including a 25-point and six-rebound effort in a 66-65 win at Villanova on Jan. 20. He scored 22 points, grabbed four rebounds and added four assists in a 99-56 win over Xavier on Sunday. For the season, he is averaging 15.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 32.7 minutes.

It is also aware St. John's fifth-year senior center Joel Soriano, who is in his third year with the program after two years at Fordham, has been a dominant force. In 28.9 minutes of action per game, he is averaging 16.6 points, 10 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 assists. He scored 21 points, while grabbing 15 rebounds in Wednesday's loss at Xavier. He also had 21 points and nine rebounds in a 70-50 win over Villanova on Jan. 24.

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