St. John's vs Alabama College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Nov. 8

The St. John's Red Storm (1-0) face the Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) on November 8, 2025. The matchup airs on FS1.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

St. John's vs. Alabama Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, November 8, 2025
• Game time: 12 p.m. ET
• TV channel: Fox Sports 1
• Location: New York City, New York
• Arena: Madison Square Garden

St. John's vs. Alabama Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: St. John's win (68.7%)

If you plan to place a wager on St. John's-Alabama outing (in which St. John's is a 4.5-point favorite and the total has been set at 173.5 points), below are a few betting insights and trends for Saturday's game.

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St. John's vs. Alabama: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• St. John's covered 22 times in 36 matchups with a spread last season.
• Alabama compiled a 21-16-0 ATS record last year.
• St. John's (16-12) covered a lower percentage of games when it was favored by 4.5 points or more last season (57.1%) than Alabama (3-1) did as a 4.5+-point underdog (75%).
• The Red Storm covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than away games last season. They covered 10 times in 18 games at home, and they covered six times in 10 games when playing on the road.
• Against the spread last year, the Crimson Tide had better results away (8-4-0) than at home (8-7-0).

St. John's vs. Alabama: Moneyline Betting Stats

• St. John's won 90.3% of the games last season in which it was the moneyline favorite (28-3).
• The Red Storm had a 24-2 record last year (winning 92.3% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -235 or shorter.
• Alabama was underdogs in nine games last season and won five (55.6%) of those contests.
• The Crimson Tide played as an underdog of +190 or more twice last season and split those games.
• St. John's has an implied moneyline win probability of 70.1% in this contest.

St. John's vs. Alabama Head-to-Head Comparison

• On offense, St. John's was the 65th-ranked squad in college basketball (78.5 points per game) last season. On defense, it was 27th (65.8 points conceded per game).
• St. John's was the eighth-best squad in the nation in rebounds per game (36.9) and ranked 182nd in rebounds conceded (31.2) last season.
• Last season St. John's was ranked 53rd in the country in assists with 15.7 per game.
• St. John's was 98th in college basketball in turnovers per game (10.3) and 17th-best in turnovers forced (14.2) last year.
• Although Alabama gave up 81.3 points per game (third-worst in college basketball) on defense last year, its offense was excellent, as it ranked best in college basketball by averaging 90.7 points per game.
• Alabama allowed 33.0 rebounds per game last year (290th-ranked in college basketball), but it thrived by grabbing 38.8 rebounds per contest (third-best).
• With 17.1 assists per game, Alabama was 13th-best in college basketball in the category.
• With 12.1 turnovers per game, Alabama was 267th in the nation. It forced 10.0 turnovers per contest, which ranked 305th in college basketball.

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