St. John's vs Omaha Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for NCAA Tournament First Round

The No. 2 seed St. John's Red Storm (30-4) and the No. 15 seed Omaha Mavericks (22-12) will meet in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 9:45 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on CBS.

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. Omaha Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 20, 2025
• Game time: 9:45 p.m. ET
• TV channel: CBS
• Location: Providence, Rhode Island
• Arena: Amica Mutual Pavilion

St. John's vs. Omaha Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: St. John's win (87.1%)

Before you bet on Thursday's St. John's-Omaha spread (St. John's -18.5) or over/under (150.5 points), check out the betting insights and trends below.

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

• St. John's has won 21 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 13 times.
• Omaha has compiled a 23-9-0 ATS record so far this year.
• When the spread is set as 18.5 or more this season, St. John's (3-4) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (42.9%) than Omaha (2-0) does as the underdog (100%).
• The Red Storm have done a better job covering the spread in away games (6-4-0) than they have in home games (10-8-0).
• This season, the Mavericks are 7-4-0 at home against the spread (.636 winning percentage). Away, they are 12-4-0 ATS (.750).

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

• St. John's has come away with 27 wins in the 29 contests it has been listed as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• The Red Storm have been a -3448 moneyline favorite on seven occasions this season and won every game.
• Omaha has won 50% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (10-10).
• The Mavericks have played as a moneyline underdog of +1280 or longer in only one game this season, which they lost.
• St. John's has an implied victory probability of 97.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

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

• St. John's outscores opponents by 12.8 points per game (scoring 78.7 per game to rank 64th in college basketball while giving up 65.9 per outing to rank 31st in college basketball) and has a +436 scoring differential overall.
• RJ Luis' 18.4 points per game lead St. John's and are 62nd in the nation.
• Omaha has a +103 scoring differential, topping opponents by 3.1 points per game. It is putting up 78.1 points per game, 76th in college basketball, and is giving up 75 per outing to rank 271st in college basketball.
• Marquel Sutton is 39th in the nation with a team-high 19.1 points per game.
• The Red Storm prevail in the rebound battle by an average of 5.7 boards. They are grabbing 36.4 rebounds per game (13th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 30.7 per outing.
• Zuby Ejiofor is 61st in college basketball play with eight rebounds per game to lead the Red Storm.
• The Mavericks rank 127th in college basketball at 32.9 rebounds per game. That's 3.9 more than the 29 their opponents average.
• Sutton paces the Mavericks with 7.9 rebounds per game (67th in college basketball).
• St. John's averages 96.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (164th in college basketball), and gives up 80.5 points per 100 possessions (second in college basketball).
• The Mavericks rank 43rd in college basketball with 102.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 306th defensively with 98.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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