The St. John’s Red Storm (12-6, 2-5 Big East) battle the No. 7 UConn Huskies (15-3, 4-3) Sunday. Tip from XL Center is set for noon ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the St. John’s vs. UConn odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
St. John’s beat Butler 77-61 Tuesday, covering as a 3.5-point home favorite. The Red Storm have covered 2 in a row, but are only 8-10 against the spread (ATS). St. John’s ranks 42nd in the nation at 78.9 points per game.
The Huskies lost to Marquette 82-76 Wednesday, failing to cover as a 2-point road favorite. They are a 10-0 at home and 2-3 on the road. UConn is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games but is 12-5-1 ATS on the season. UConn ranks 30th in opponents’ points per game at 62.6.
Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
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St. John’s at UConn odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:16 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): St. John’s +625 (bet $100 to win $625) | UConn -1100 (bet $1,100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): St. John’s +14.5 (-115) | UConn -14.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 151.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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St. John’s at UConn picks and predictions
Prediction
UConn 80, St. John’s 74
Moneyline
PASS.
St. John’s is 0-4 on the road while UConn is 10-0 at home. The odds are justified and are unplayable both ways.
Against the spread
LEAN ST. JOHN’S +14.5 (-115).
The Red Storm have yet to be double-digit underdogs this season and aren’t that much worse than UConn, even on the road. They lost to Providence on the road 83-80 on Jan. 7. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games, none of which were by this amount.
UConn is just 1-2 ATS in its last 3 home games as well. UConn is also 2-5 ATS in conference games while St. John’s is 3-4. Considering the recent trends, back ST. JOHN’S +14.5 (-115).
Over/Under
BET OVER 151.5 (-105).
If there’s one thing both teams have been at it this season, it is hitting the projected Over. UConn has gone Over in 4 of its last 6 games and is 11-7 O/U this season. It is 7-3 O/U at home as well.
St. John’s is 9-8-1 O/U this season and has gone Over in 3 of its last 4. Both teams rank in the nation’s top 45 in points per game which suggests this game should be played at a high pace.
Put it all together and back the OVER 151.5 (-105).
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