Creighton Bluejays vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (21-4) will play the Creighton Bluejays (18-7) at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The Creighton Bluejays stepped onto the hardwood against Connecticut and took a loss by a final of 70-66 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 13 and Connecticut totaled 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. Connecticut shot 80.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 15 shots. In addition, Connecticut snagged 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Connecticut recorded 10 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In regard to the defense, Creighton let their opponent shoot 39.4% from the field on 26 out of 66 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the game while creating 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bluejays made 21 of 30 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Creighton walked away from the contest having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (19 out of 47) and converted 7 out of their 24 three-point attempts.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is a guy who was important in this game. He scored 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He played 40 mins and collected 9 rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Creighton comes into this matchup with a record of 18-7 so far this year. They have an average of 75.2 points per contest (156th in the country) while going 47.5% from the floor. The Bluejays are hitting 34.4% from downtown (239 of 694) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Creighton is pulling down 37.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 417 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 22nd in college in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 10.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bluejays are able to force 8.4 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 fouls. They give up 30.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 77th in the country in points per game from their opponents (68.3). The Bluejays are allowing a shooting percentage of 40.2% (662 of 1,645) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 36th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 273 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the St. John's Red Storm went home defeated by a final of 73-71 when they faced Villanova. The Red Storm were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the contest. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. Villanova was called for 12 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, St. John's converted 11 out of their 37 tries (29.7%). Overall, the Red Storm went 27 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. The Red Storm permitted Villanova to convert 26 of their 49 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 53.1% in the game. They wrapped up this game 45.8% from distance by shooting 11 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). With respect to rebounding, St. John's permitted Villanova to collect 23 overall (6 offensive).

Aaron Scott ended up being a major contributor for the Red Storm for the game. He scored 22 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 2 rebounds.

St. John's has a win-loss mark of 21-4 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Storm are connecting on 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 179th in Division 1. St. John's has accumulated 1,954 points this season (78.2 per contest) and they pull in 40.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per contest (74th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game. The Red Storm commit 16.3 fouls every game and they shoot 68.7% from the free throw line.

The Red Storm are ranked 30th in the country in points given up per game with 65.3. They are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (24th in D-1). The St. John's defense gives up 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (193 of 570) and their opposition knocks down 67.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.5 dimes and 34.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 128th and 206th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Creighton

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