St. John's Red Storm vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (9-4) are welcoming the St. John's Red Storm (8-4) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The St. John's Red Storm took the court against Harvard and earned the victory with a final of 85-59 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Red Storm ended up walking away with 13 while Harvard recorded 14 fouls. They knocked down 4 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point land. Harvard ended up shooting 81.8% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 11 attempts. In addition, Harvard snagged 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Harvard doled out 11 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In regard to defending, St. John's allowed the other team to go 43.4% from the field on 23 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes in the game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Red Storm buried 14 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. St. John's walked away from the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (31 of 62) and converted 9 out of their 23 three-point attempts.

Bryce Hopkins is a guy who played a role in this contest. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He played 25 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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St. John's comes into this game with a record of 8-4 this year. They are turning it over 12.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.6 fouls per game. As a unit, St. John's is collecting 38.8 boards per game and is sitting with 195 assists on the campaign, which ranks 131st in the nation in terms of passing. The Red Storm are hitting 34.6% from downtown (93 of 269) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 85.8 points per outing (56th in the nation) while shooting 47.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Storm are forcing 15.6 turnovers every game and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 29.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 146th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (71.7). The Red Storm are giving up a FG percentage of 41.2% (314 of 762) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 65th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 143 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas went home victorious with a score of 97-67 when they faced Coppin State. The Hoyas pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup. They coughed it up 7 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. Coppin State had 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hoyas to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Georgetown made 11 out of their 27 attempts (40.7%). In all, the Hoyas walked away from this one shooting 33 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.0%. The Hoyas permitted Coppin State to knock down 25 out of 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0% for the game. They wrapped up this game 36.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 18 at the charity stripe (50.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, Georgetown allowed Coppin State to collect 29 in all (11 offensive).

Julius Halaifonua ended up having an impact for the Hoyas in this matchup. He recorded 20 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He converted 7 out of 9 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Georgetown has a win-loss record of 9-4 on the season. As an offensive team, the Hoyas are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks 235th in the nation. Georgetown has scored 1,034 pts for the year (79.5 per game) and they pull down 37.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.2 times per game (99th in college) and they turn the ball over 8.8 times per contest. The Hoyas commit 18.1 fouls per contest and they hit 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Hoyas defensively are ranked 190th in the nation in PPG given up with 73.6. They are able to force 12.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (136th in college hoops). The Georgetown defense allows 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (100 of 300) and opponents are knocking down 73.9% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.8 assists and 35.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 139th and 248th in those categories.

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

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

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