St. John's vs Kentucky College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 20

The St. John's Red Storm (7-3) will try to extend a three-game winning streak when they visit the Kentucky Wildcats (7-4) on December 20, 2025 at State Farm Arena.

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. Kentucky Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, December 20, 2025
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: CBS
• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Arena: State Farm Arena

St. John's vs. Kentucky Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: St. John's win (54.8%)

Here's a look at some betting trends for St. John's (-1.5) versus Kentucky on Saturday. The over/under is set at 155.5 points for this game.

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

• St. John's has compiled a 5-5-0 record against the spread this season.
• Kentucky has put together a 5-6-0 ATS record so far this year.
• St. John's covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point favorite or more 44.4% of the time. That's more often than Kentucky covers as an underdog of 1.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Red Storm had a worse record against the spread at home (10-8-0) than they did in road games (6-4-0) last season.
• Last year, the Wildcats were 10-8-0 at home against the spread (.556 winning percentage). Away, they were 4-6-0 ATS (.400).

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

• St. John's has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in eight games this year and has walked away with the win six times (75%) in those games.
• This season, the Red Storm have been victorious six times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 or better on the moneyline.
• Kentucky has been the moneyline underdog only two other times so far this season, and it lost both games.
• The Wildcats have played as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer in only two games this season, which they lost both.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies St. John's has a 54.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

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

• St. John's has a +156 scoring differential, topping opponents by 15.6 points per game. It is putting up 87.9 points per game to rank 34th in college basketball and is giving up 72.3 per outing to rank 160th in college basketball.
• Bryce Hopkins' team-leading 14 points per game ranks 395th in the nation.
• Kentucky puts up 84.3 points per game (69th in college basketball) while allowing 66.4 per contest (39th in college basketball). It has a +197 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 17.9 points per game.
• Kentucky's leading scorer, Otega Oweh, ranks 395th in the nation, putting up 14 points per game.
• The Red Storm win the rebound battle by 5.6 boards on average. They record 36.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 50th in college basketball, while their opponents grab 31.1 per outing.
• Zuby Ejiofor tops the team with 7.2 rebounds per game (141st in college basketball play).
• The 38 rebounds per game the Wildcats accumulate rank 27th in the nation, 8.1 more than the 29.9 their opponents collect.
• Malachi Moreno averages 6.6 rebounds per game (221st in college basketball) to lead the Wildcats.
• St. John's ranks 94th in college basketball with 102.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 37th in college basketball defensively with 83.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• The Wildcats put up 105.9 points per 100 possessions (53rd in college basketball), while conceding 83.4 points per 100 possessions (32nd in college basketball).

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