St. John's Red Storm vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: truTV

The Iowa State Cyclones (4-0) will try to beat the St. John's Red Storm (2-1) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Monday.

The St. John's Red Storm stepped onto the hardwood against William & Mary and went home with a win by a final score of 93-60 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Red Storm ended up walking away with 15 and William & Mary finished the game with 15 fouls. They knocked down 9 of 29 shots from downtown. William & Mary finished shooting 41.7% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of 12 tries. In addition, William & Mary snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. William & Mary totaled 15 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, St. John's allowed their opponent to shoot 37.7% from the field on 23 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 23 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 41 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Red Storm converted 15 of 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. St. John's wrapped up the game with a 48.0% FG percentage (36 out of 75) and knocked down 6 out of their 28 3-point attempts.

Bryce Hopkins is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 20 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He was able to score 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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St. John's steps onto the court with a record of 2-1 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, St. John's is collecting 43.3 boards per game and has tallied 60 assists so far this year, which ranks 272nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Red Storm are shooting 31.3% on shots from distance (20 of 64) and 67.7% from the free throw line. They average 99.0 points per outing (9th in the country) while hitting 51.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Storm are able to force 17.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.7 fouls. They are conceding 32.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 277th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (79.0). Red Storm defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.6% (89 of 209) and they surrender 38.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 26th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 38 relinquished this season.

When they last played, the Iowa State Cyclones went home victorious with a score of 96-57 against Stonehill. With respect to rebounding, Iowa State allowed Stonehill to grab 24 in total (4 offensive). They went 37.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 of 27 and finished the game at 1 out of 2 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Cyclones permitted Stonehill to knock down 23 of their 55 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.8% for the game. In all, the Cyclones went 35 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Iowa State made 7 out of their 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.3%. Stonehill had 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Cyclones to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They also gave up possession 7 times, while earning 14 steals for this contest. The Cyclones pulled down 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game.

Joshua Jefferson was important for the Cyclones for the game. He converted 8 of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accounted for 7 assists in the game.

Iowa State has a mark of 4-0 this year. The Cyclones are responsible for committing 17.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 66.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.5 times per contest (50th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.3 times per game. Iowa State has accounted for 382 pts this year (95.5 per contest) and they average 37.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cyclones are hitting on 54.2% from the field, which is 9th in college hoops.

The Iowa State defense surrenders 33.3% on three-point shots (31 of 93) and opponents are knocking down 67.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.8 dimes and 30.5 boards per game, which ranks them 108th and 50th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cyclones defensively are ranked 27th in college in points allowed per game with 62.3. They are forcing their opponents into 20.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (157th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State

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