St. John's Red Storm vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Baylor Bears

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: truTV

The Baylor Bears (3-0) will take on the St. John's Red Storm (3-1) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Tuesday.

The St. John's Red Storm stepped onto the hardwood against Bucknell and went home with a win by a final score of 97-49 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Red Storm walked away with 19 and Bucknell totaled 22 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Bucknell ended up going 68.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 22 tries. On top of that, Bucknell grabbed 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bucknell recorded 11 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In regard to defending, St. John's let their opponent shoot 29.4% from the field on 15 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 45 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Red Storm made 21 of their 28 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. St. John's walked away from the game with a 50.8% field goal percentage (33 of 65) and made 10 of 26 3-point shots.

Bryce Hopkins is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 77.8% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 17 mins and totaled 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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St. John's heads into this one with a mark of 3-1 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a team, St. John's is grabbing 44.5 boards per game and has accounted for 81 assists on the season, which has them ranked 210th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Red Storm are hitting 33.3% on 3-point shots (30 of 90) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 98.5 points per contest (8th in college) on 51.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Red Storm have forced 19.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 38th in D-1 in giving up assists with 49 surrendered on the season. Red Storm defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 40.0% (104 of 260) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 30.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 156th in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Baylor Bears took home the win by a final score of 94-81 against Tarleton State. The Bears recorded 12 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 21 for the contest. They also gave up possession 14 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. Tarleton State had 18 fouls in the game which got the Bears to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.0%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Baylor converted 11 of 27 tries (40.7%). When all was said and done, the Bears shot 33 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.9%. The Bears permitted Tarleton State to bury 33 out of 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 51.6% for the game. They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 12 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Baylor permitted Tarleton State to get 27 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Cameron Carr ended up being a major contributor for the Bears in this game. He scored 27 points in his 35 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist. He made 10 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Baylor has a mark of 3-0 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bears are shooting 51.1% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in college hoops. Baylor has scored 268 pts for the season (89.3 per contest) and they collect 32.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 17.0 times per contest (91st in the nation) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. The Bears commit 15.3 fouls every game and they connect on 71.6% from the free throw line.

The Baylor defense surrenders 28.8% on 3-point attempts (17 of 59) and their opposition makes 80.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 11.3 assists and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 81st and 147th in those defensive categories. The Bears are ranked 253rd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 77.0. They have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (316th in college hoops).

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

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

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