UConn Huskies vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN+

The UConn Huskies (18-8) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Sunday where they will compete against the St. John's Red Storm (23-4).

The UConn Huskies faced off with Villanova and notched a win by a score of 66-59 in their last game. UConn finished with a 45.1% FG percentage (23 of 51) and converted 4 of 19 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Huskies knocked down 16 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 17 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to the defense, UConn allowed 35.2% from the field on 19 out of 54 shooting. Villanova doled out 9 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Villanova grabbed 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Villanova finished the game shooting 81.3% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 16 tries. They buried 8 of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up with 13 while Villanova racked up 16 personal fouls.

Liam McNeeley is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 20 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played 39 minutes and grabbed 7 boards. He ended up shooting 41.7% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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UConn comes into this matchup with a record of 18-8 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, UConn is grabbing 35.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 470 assists on the year, which is 10th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Huskies are shooting 35.3% on 3-point shots (230 of 651) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.8 points per game (84th in Division 1) while connecting on 48.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 12th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 258 surrendered this year. The Huskies defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (592 of 1,411) and they relinquish 30.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from distance and they are 70th in college in opponents PPG (68.1).

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm went home victorious with a score of 82-58 against DePaul. The Red Storm were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. DePaul was called for 12 fouls for this game which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, St. John's made 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Red Storm shot 32 out of 69 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4%. The Red Storm permitted DePaul to make 18 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 32.7% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 30 and finished the game at 12 of 12 from the free throw line (100.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, St. John's permitted DePaul to pull down 27 in all (6 offensive).

Deivon Smith ended up being a factor for the Red Storm in this game. He made 7 out of 17 for this contest giving him a rate of 41.2%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes in this game.

St. John's has a record of 23-4 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Red Storm are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which ranks 188th in the nation. St. John's has earned 2,115 points so far this year (78.3 per contest) and they collect 41.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per contest (56th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. The Red Storm have committed 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 68.4% from the free throw line.

The St. John's defense allows 33.5% on shots from distance (211 of 630) and their opponents are making 68.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.9 dimes and 34.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 161st and 214th in the nation. The Red Storm defensively are ranked 27th in college in PPG given up with 65.3. They are forcing 15.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (19th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UConn

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