A Big East contest features Butler (13-13) and St. John's (14-11) matching up on Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. Butler has won two straight games. On Feb. 15, the Bulldogs beat DePaul 73-71. St. John's snapped its two-game skid in their previous outing. The Red Storm topped Xavier 86-73. St. John's is favored by 7.5 points and the over-under for total points is set at 141.5 at Caesars Sportsbook.

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The model knows St. John's junior guard Julian Champagnie is the top scorer in the Big East. Champagnie is ranked first in the conference with 18.7 points along with 6.6 rebounds and two assists. He is also second in the Big East in steals (1.8). The New York native had a terrific outing in the win over Xavier. He finished with 27 points, five assists and three steals. 

The model also knows Butler sophomore guard Chuck Harris is averaging 10.8 points and three rebounds per game. Harris has scored in double figures in six of his last 10 games. Against DePaul, the Virginia native had 18 points and five rebounds while shooting 5-for-7 from the field. 

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