St. John's Red Storm vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 2/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs UConn Huskies

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: ESPN+

The UConn Huskies (16-6) will go up against the St. John's Red Storm (20-3) at Gampel Pavilion on Friday.

The St. John's Red Storm faced Marquette and went home with a win by a final score of 70-64 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Red Storm ended up with 18 while Marquette racked up 24 fouls. They made 8 out of their 25 shots from downtown. Marquette finished the contest at 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of their 18 tries. In addition, Marquette snagged 21 rebounds (2 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Marquette distributed 9 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In regard to defending, St. John's allowed 40.7% from the floor on 22 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Red Storm buried 17 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 54.8%. St. John's finished the contest having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (25 of 60) and converted 3 of their 16 3-point shots.

Kadary Richmond is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played 37 minutes and grabbed 11 rebounds. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and recorded 8 dimes.

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St. John's will take the court with a record of 20-3 for the season. They average 78.9 pts per game (73rd in the nation) while hitting 45.2% from the floor. The Red Storm are connecting on 29.6% on 3-pointers (135 of 456) and 68.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. John's is snagging 41.5 boards per game and has earned 356 dimes for the year, which is 71st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Red Storm are forcing 15.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are ranked 137th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 286 relinquished for the year. The Red Storm are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.4% (529 of 1,341) and they surrender 34.7 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 33.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 30th in D-1 in opponents points per game (65.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UConn Huskies got the victory with a final of 77-69 when they played Marquette. The Huskies were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 32 in this contest. They turned the ball over 21 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Marquette committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, UConn converted 12 out of their 19 attempts (63.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies shot 25 out of 42 from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.5%. The Huskies allowed Marquette to bury 25 of their 63 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 39.7% for the contest. They went 31.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 22 from the free throw line (54.5%). When talking about rebounds, UConn allowed Marquette to collect 21 in all (13 offensive).

Solomon Ball was important for the Huskies for this contest. He converted 7 of 11 for this game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 11 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

UConn has a win-loss record of 16-6 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Huskies are shooting 49.4% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in D-1. UConn has scored 1,757 points so far this season (79.9 per game) and they collect 34.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 19.0 times per contest (4th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.7 times per game. The Huskies have committed 18.9 personal fouls every game and they go 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The UConn defense concedes 36.8% on 3-pointers (142 of 386) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 9.7 dimes and 29.6 boards per game, which ranks them 8th and 7th in college hoops. The Huskies on defense are ranked 89th in college in PPG given up with 68.6. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (125th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. John's

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