St. John's vs UConn Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for February 23

The St. John's Red Storm (23-4, 14-2 Big East) will attempt to continue a 12-game home winning streak when they square off against the UConn Huskies (18-8, 10-5 Big East) on February 23, 2025 at Madison Square Garden.
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. UConn Game Info and Odds
- Game day: Sunday, February 23, 2025
- Game time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV channel: FOX
- Location: New York City, New York
- Arena: Madison Square Garden
St. John's vs. UConn Picks and Prediction
All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: St. John's win (75.6%)
St. John's is a 4.5-point favorite over UConn on Sunday and the over/under is set at 140.5 points. Keep reading for some betting trends and insights to help you make an informed wager on the outing.
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St. John's vs. UConn: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- St. John's has compiled a 16-11-0 ATS record so far this year.
- UConn is 11-15-0 ATS this season.
- St. John's (12-9) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 4.5 points or more this season (57.1%) than UConn (1-0) does as a 4.5+-point underdog (100%).
- The Red Storm have done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (5-3-0) than they have at home (9-7-0).
- This year, the Huskies are 5-8-0 at home against the spread (.385 winning percentage). On the road, they are 5-4-0 ATS (.556).
- St. John's is 9-7-0 against the spread in conference games this season.
- Against the spread in Big East games, UConn is 4-11-0 this year.
St. John's vs. UConn: Moneyline Betting Stats
- St. John's has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 23 games this year and has walked away with the win 21 times (91.3%) in those games.
- This season, the Red Storm have come away with a win 20 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -192 or better on the moneyline.
- UConn has put together a 4-2 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 66.7% of those games).
- The Huskies have played as a moneyline underdog of +158 or longer in only one game this season, which they won.
- St. John's has an implied victory probability of 65.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
St. John's vs. UConn Head-to-Head Comparison
- St. John's outscores opponents by 13 points per game (scoring 78.3 per game to rank 75th in college basketball while allowing 65.3 per contest to rank 25th in college basketball) and has a +351 scoring differential overall.
- RJ Luis is 88th in college basketball with a team-high 17.6 points per game.
- UConn is outscoring opponents by 9.7 points per game, with a +252 scoring differential overall. It puts up 77.8 points per game (82nd in college basketball) and gives up 68.1 per outing (68th in college basketball).
- Solomon Ball is ranked 293rd in college basketball with a team-leading 14.7 points per game.
- The Red Storm are 16th in the country at 36.4 rebounds per game. That's 6.1 more than the 30.3 their opponents average.
- Zuby Ejiofor paces the Red Storm with 8.1 rebounds per game (56th in college basketball play).
- The Huskies are 168th in the country at 32.3 rebounds per game. That's 6.2 more than the 26.1 their opponents average.
- Tarris Reed, Jr. leads the Huskies with 6.9 rebounds per game (179th in college basketball).
- St. John's ranks 174th in college basketball by averaging 95.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is second in college basketball, allowing 79.9 points per 100 possessions.
- The Huskies average 105.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (18th in college basketball), and allow 92.2 points per 100 possessions (153rd in college basketball).
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