Harvard Crimson vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 12/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Queens, NY

TV: ESPN+

Carnesecca Arena is the location where the St. John's Red Storm (7-4) will take on the Harvard Crimson (6-6) on Tuesday.

The Harvard Crimson faced off with Holy Cross and earned the victory with a final of 81-53 in their last game. Harvard finished having earned a 59.6% field goal percentage (31 out of 52) and knocked down 7 out of their 14 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Crimson buried 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding defense, Harvard allowed 33.3% from the floor on 20 out of 60 shooting. Holy Cross dished out 9 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In addition, Holy Cross collected 22 boards (10 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Holy Cross finished shooting 77.8% from the free throw line by making 7 of their 9 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of 30 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Crimson walked away with 10 and Holy Cross totaled 12 personal fouls.

Austin Hunt is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 88.9% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played for 26 minutes played and also totaled 5 boards. He accumulated 19 points on 8 out of 9 shooting.

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Harvard will play this contest with a win-loss record of 6-6 so far this season. They currently have an average of 70.6 points per game (314th in college) while going 47.3% from the field. The Crimson are shooting 36.2% from downtown (84 of 232) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Harvard is pulling in 32.2 boards per game and has totaled 168 dimes so far this year, which is 209th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 13.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Crimson are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.8 fouls. They rank 160th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 154 relinquished on the season. The Crimson defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (291 of 661) and they relinquish 30.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 32.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 51st in college in PPG allowed (66.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 78-66 against Kentucky. Concerning attacking the glass, St. John's permitted Kentucky to get 36 overall (13 on the offensive side). They went 25.0% from downtown via 4 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Red Storm allowed Kentucky to convert 28 out of 61 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.9% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Red Storm shot 17 out of 51 from the floor which had them at 33.3%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, St. John's knocked down 5 of their 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to make 27 of the free throws for a rate of 84.4%. Kentucky earned 25 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Red Storm to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 10 steals in this contest. The Red Storm were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 24 in the matchup.

Bryce Hopkins ended up being a factor for the Red Storm for the matchup. He totaled 13 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 4 of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 36.4%, and added 3 rebounds.

St. John's has a mark of 7-4 on the year. As an offense, the Red Storm are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 126th in college. St. John's has totaled 945 pts for the year (85.9 per game) and they snag 38.8 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per game (106th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Red Storm are committing 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Red Storm are ranked 179th in college in points per game surrendered with 72.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (79th in D-1). The St. John's defense concedes 30.0% on shots from distance (72 of 240) and opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.0 assists and 36.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 89th and 273rd in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Harvard

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