DePaul Blue Demons vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Queens, NY

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (8-3) are headed to Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the St. John's Red Storm (6-3).

The DePaul Blue Demons took the court against Wichita State and notched a win by a score of 61-58 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Blue Demons ended up with 19 while Wichita State accumulated 12 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 17 attempts from downtown. Wichita State finished the game at 46.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 28 shots. Additionally, Wichita State pulled down 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wichita State doled out 5 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, DePaul allowed the other team to shoot 37.7% from the floor on 20 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected 24 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Blue Demons buried 6 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. DePaul walked away from the game having earned a 51.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 47) and buried 7 out of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

CJ Gunn is someone who came through for this contest. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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DePaul steps onto the court with a mark of 8-3 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.4 fouls every game. As a unit, DePaul is snagging 33.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 189 assists on the year, which is 54th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Blue Demons are connecting on 34.5% on three-point attempts (86 of 249) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.4 pts per contest (190th in the nation) while hitting 46.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Blue Demons are forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are 219th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 148 conceded so far this season. The Blue Demons defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.1% (262 of 622) and they surrender 34.1 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 32.3% from beyond the arc while they are 70th in the country in PPG allowed (67.8).

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 91-64 against Iona. In relation to rebounding, St. John's permitted Iona to get 26 in all (8 offensive). They finished shooting 26.3% from beyond the arc by going 5 out of 19 and ended up going 5 of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Red Storm permitted Iona to make 27 of 71 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 38.0% for the game. In all, the Red Storm finished the game shooting 30 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. When discussing 3-point attempts, St. John's made 10 of 26 attempts (38.5%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.0%. Iona committed 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Red Storm recorded 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 41 in this game.

Oziyah Sellers pitched in for the Red Storm in this matchup. He totaled 19 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest. He converted 7 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

St. John's has a record of 6-3 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Red Storm are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which is 78th in the country. St. John's has scored 800 pts so far this season (88.9 per game) and they average 40.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.4 times per game (82nd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. The Red Storm are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.3% from the free throw line.

The St. John's defense surrenders 30.7% on 3-pointers (61 of 199) and opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.6 dimes and 36.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 66th and 266th in college hoops. The Red Storm on defense are ranked 181st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.0. They are forcing 16.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (74th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. John's

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