St. John’s vs. UConn betting: College basketball preview for February 23

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The No. 10 St. John’s Red Storm (23-4, 14-2 Big East) host the UConn Huskies (18-8, 10-5 Big East) after winning 12 straight home games. The Red Storm are favored by 4.5 points in the contest, which tips at 12:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 23, 2025. The matchup’s over/under is set at 140.5.

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St. John’s vs. UConn betting lines

  • St. John’s moneyline odds to win: -195
  • UConn moneyline odds to win: +162
  • Spread: St. John’s (-4.5)
  • Total: 140.5

St. John’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • St. John’s has done a better job covering the spread on the road (5-2-1) than it has at home (9-7-0).
  • In home games, the Red Storm go over the over/under 50% of the time (eight of 16 games). They’ve hit the over in 25% of road games (two of eight contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, St. John’s has won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (1.000) compared to road games (.833).

Recent trends

  • The Red Storm’s offense has been worse over their last 10 games, putting up 72.5 points a contest compared to the 78.3 they’ve averaged this year.
  • St. John’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (61.7) is 3.6 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (65.3).
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Red Storm are making 0.1 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.2 compared to 6.1 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (29.7% compared to 29.8% season-long).

St. John’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-10-1 (Home: 9-7-0; Away: 5-2-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 12-9-0 (As Favorite: 14-10-0; As Underdog: 2-0-1)
  • O-U-P: 12-15-0 (Home: 8-8-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 22-2 (Home: 16-0; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (186th in nation) 39.7 (16th) 36.4 (16th) 30.3 (121st) 15.7 (57th) 10.6 (115th)

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UConn statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, UConn is 5-8-0 at home against the spread (.385 winning percentage). On the road, it is 5-4-0 ATS (.556).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Huskies’ games have finished above the over/under at home (38.5%, five of 13) compared to away (55.6%, five of nine).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Huskies are averaging 69.8 points per contest, eight fewer points than their season average (77.8).
  • UConn has played better defensively over its last 10 games, giving up 67.4 points per contest, 0.7 fewer points than its season average of 68.1 allowed.
  • The Huskies are making 1.4 fewer three-pointers per contest in their previous 10 games (7.4) compared to their season average (8.8), and they are producing a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (31.9%) compared to their season mark (35.3%).

UConn betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-15-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 7-13-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-12-1 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 5-3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-6 (Home: 11-2; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48 (40th in nation) 42 (82nd) 32.3 (168th) 26.1 (fifth) 18.1 (sixth) 10 (62nd)
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