St. John's Red Storm vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Hinkle Fieldhouse is the location where the Butler Bulldogs (13-14) will try to defeat the St. John's Red Storm (24-4) on Wednesday.

The St. John's Red Storm faced Connecticut and walked away with a win by a score of 89-75 in their last contest. St. John's finished the game with a 46.9% field goal percentage (30 out of 64) and buried 8 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Red Storm made 21 of 27 tries for a rate of 77.8%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 36 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When discussing the defense, St. John's allowed the other team to shoot 39.0% from the floor on 23 of 59 shooting. Connecticut distributed 16 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In addition, Connecticut pulled down 36 rebounds (17 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Connecticut ended up going 79.3% at the charity stripe by making 23 of 29 attempts. They also made 6 of 23 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Red Storm ended up finishing with 22 while Connecticut recorded 20 personal fouls.

Kadary Richmond is a guy who came through in this contest. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He played for 25 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up going 46.2% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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St. John's heads into this one with a record of 24-4 this year. They turn it over 11.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, St. John's is collecting 41.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 445 assists for the year, which is 50th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Red Storm are hitting 30.2% on shots from downtown (173 of 572) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They average 78.7 pts per contest (68th in college) while going 44.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Storm are forcing 15.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They rank 176th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 363 surrendered this season. The Red Storm are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.7% (643 of 1,620) and they concede 34.9 boards per game as a squad. They give up 33.2% on shots from distance and they are 27th in college in PPG allowed (65.7).

For their last game, the Butler Bulldogs got the win with a final of 84-72 against DePaul. In reference to attacking the glass, Butler allowed DePaul to grab 33 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 of 32 and finished the game at 6 out of 11 from the charity stripe (54.5%). The Bulldogs permitted DePaul to bury 29 of their 68 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Bulldogs shot 31 for 60 from the field which had them sitting at 51.7%. When it comes to shots from distance, Butler converted 10 out of 24 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 70.6%. DePaul earned 16 fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They also coughed it up 4 times, but didn't have a steal. The Bulldogs corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 37 for the matchup.

Pierre Brooks ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 15 for the game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in this matchup.

Butler has a mark of 13-14 for the campaign. The Bulldogs commit 13.9 personal fouls per game and they go 73.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.4 times per contest (132nd in college) and they are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest. Butler has accumulated 2,013 pts so far this year (74.6 per game) and they pull in 35.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are shooting 46.4% from the field, which ranks 97th in college.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 201st in college hoops in points given up per game with 72.4. They are forcing their opponents into 7.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (125th in Division 1). The Butler defense surrenders 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc (191 of 628) and their opponents are knocking down 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.2 dimes and 33.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 192nd and 140th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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