St. John's vs Kansas College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for NCAA Tournament Second Round

The No. 5 seed St. John's Red Storm (29-6) will take to the court against the No. 4 seed Kansas Jayhawks (24-10) on Sunday with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament up for grabs. This game tips at 5:15 p.m. ET.

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. Kansas Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Sunday, March 22, 2026
• Game time: 5:15 p.m. ET
• TV channel: CBS
• Location: San Diego, California
• Arena: Viejas Arena

St. John's vs. Kansas Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: St. John's win (58.2%)

Check out the betting trends and insights below before placing a bet on Sunday's St. John's-Kansas spread (St. John's -3.5) or over/under (144.5 points).

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

• St. John's has put together a 21-14-0 ATS record so far this year.
• Kansas is 20-14-0 ATS this year.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, St. John's (16-12) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (57.1%) than Kansas (3-4) does as the underdog (42.9%).
• The Red Storm have done a better job covering the spread in away games (7-3-0) than they have in home games (8-9-0).
• This year, the Jayhawks are 10-5-0 at home against the spread (.667 winning percentage). Away, they are 5-6-0 ATS (.455).

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

• St. John's has come away with 26 wins in the 29 contests it has been listed as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• The Red Storm have a win-loss record of 24-3 when favored by -166 or better by bookmakers this year.
• Kansas has been the moneyline underdog 12 total times this season. Kansas has gone 6-6 in those games.
• The Jayhawks have a 3-4 record (winning 42.9% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +138 or longer.
• St. John's has an implied victory probability of 62.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

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

• St. John's was 65th in the country in points scored (78.5 per game) and 27th in points allowed (65.8) last year.
• On the boards, St. John's was eighth-best in the country in rebounds (36.9 per game) last season. It was 182nd in rebounds allowed (31.2 per game).
• Last season St. John's was ranked 53rd in college basketball in assists with 15.7 per game.
• St. John's was 98th in the nation in turnovers per game (10.3) and 17th-best in turnovers forced (14.2) last year.
• Kansas was 112th in the nation last season with 76.1 points per game. At the other end of the court, it ranked 91st with 69.6 points allowed per contest.
• With 34.7 boards per game, Kansas was 43rd in the nation. It gave up 31.7 rebounds per contest, which ranked 211th in college basketball.
• Kansas tallied plenty of assists last year, ranking fourth-best in the nation with 17.7 per contest.
• With 11.5 turnovers per game, Kansas ranked 221st in the nation. It forced 10.3 turnovers per contest, which ranked 274th in college basketball.

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