Iona Gaels vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (5-3) will compete against the Iona Gaels (7-3) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

The Iona Gaels took the court against Bryant and went home with a win by a final score of 69-63 in their last contest. Iona finished the game having earned a 41.0% FG percentage (25 of 61) and knocked down 11 of 25 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Gaels converted 8 of 9 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 27 with 4 of them being offensive. They also dished out 18 assists in this contest while forcing 17 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Iona allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 22 of 56 shooting. Bryant dished out 20 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Bryant totaled 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Bryant ended up shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by converting 4 of their 4 tries. They also converted 15 out of their 36 tries from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Gaels left the arena with 8 and Bryant recorded 11 fouls.

CJ Anthony is one player who came through for the game. He ended up with 18 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes and also snagged 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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Iona comes into this one with a mark of 7-3 so far this season. They have an average of 83.0 points per game (93rd in Division 1) on 46.2% from the field. The Gaels are shooting 36.8% on shots from distance (100 of 272) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Iona is pulling down 36.2 boards per game and has accumulated 155 dimes for the year, which is 102nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Gaels have forced 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are giving up 29.0% on 3-pointers while they are 295th in college hoops in PPG allowed (78.8). The Gaels defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (293 of 664) and they concede 40.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 331st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 167 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the St. John's Red Storm took home the win by a final score of 63-58 when they played Ole Miss. The Red Storm recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the game. They turned it over 19 times, while recording 13 steals in this game. Ole Miss was called for 26 personal fouls for the game which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for 35 tries. They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. Regarding three-point attempts, St. John's knocked down 4 out of 22 attempts (18.2%). When all was said and done, the Red Storm finished the game shooting 17 for 50 from the field which had them at 34.0%. The Red Storm allowed Ole Miss to make 20 of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.4% in this contest. They shot 12.5% from downtown by connecting on 2 of 16 and ended up going 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). When discussing rebounds, St. John's allowed Ole Miss to snag 32 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Zuby Ejiofor was important for the Red Storm for this contest. He converted 3 out of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

St. John's has a record of 5-3 for the season. As an offense, the Red Storm are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which ranks them 87th in the nation. St. John's has accumulated 709 points this season (88.6 per game) and they pull in 39.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per contest (64th in college) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. The Red Storm are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 71.1% from the free throw line.

The Red Storm on defense are ranked 211th in college in points per game surrendered with 74.1. They have forced 16.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (94th in college). The St. John's defense allows 31.1% on shots from distance (56 of 180) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.3 dimes and 37.1 rebounds every game, which is 116th and 287th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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