Arkansas Razorbacks vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 3/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Arkansas (+6)

Amica Mutual Pavilion is where the St. John's Red Storm (31-4) will attempt to beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (21-13) on Saturday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. St. John's is 6-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 144.

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced off with Kansas and earned the victory with a final of 79-72 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Razorbacks ended up with 14 and Kansas accumulated 17 personal fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. Kansas ended up shooting 87.5% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 16 tries. Moreover, Kansas had 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Kansas distributed 18 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Arkansas allowed 43.1% from the floor on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 31 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Razorbacks made 17 of 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. Arkansas finished having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (28 out of 65) and made 6 of their 24 three-point shots.

Jonas Aidoo is a guy who came through in this contest. He notched 22 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He played 39 minutes played and also totaled 5 boards. He finished the game at 52.6% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Arkansas enters this game with a mark of 21-13 for the year. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Arkansas is pulling in 35.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 490 dimes on the season, which is 95th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Razorbacks are connecting on 33.0% on shots from distance (241 of 730) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They average 76.7 points per contest (100th in D-1) while going 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Razorbacks are forcing 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They rank 169th in the nation in allowing assists with 424 conceded for the season. The Razorbacks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.0% (861 of 2,050) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 32.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 157th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (71.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 83-53 when they played Omaha. The Red Storm were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. Omaha was called for 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for 15 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.3%. In terms of 3-pointers, St. John's converted 14 of 37 attempts (37.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Storm ended up going 29 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. The Red Storm permitted Omaha to bury 18 of 70 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 25.7% for the game. They went 13.9% from distance by shooting 5 out of 36 and ended up going 12 of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). In reference to rebounding, St. John's permitted Omaha to grab 37 overall (19 on the offensive side).

RJ Luis was important for the Red Storm in this game. He earned 22 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game. He knocked down 8 of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and earned 8 rebounds.

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St. John's has a mark of 31-4 so far this year. The Red Storm are committing 16.6 fouls every game and they connect on 69.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per game (39th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. St. John's has tallied 2,759 pts on the year (78.8 per game) and they pull in 41.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Storm are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which is ranked 153rd in the nation.

The Red Storm on defense are ranked 27th in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.5. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the field (13th in the nation). The St. John's defense gives up 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (261 of 841) and their opposition knocks down 66.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.9 dimes and 35.3 total rebounds per game, which is 161st and 237th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas (+6)

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