St. John's Red Storm vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: CBS

The St. John's Red Storm (7-3) are en route to State Farm Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (7-4).

The St. John's Red Storm faced DePaul and took home the win by a score of 79-66 in their last contest. St. John's ended with a 44.8% FG percentage (26 out of 58) and converted 10 of their 22 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Red Storm made 17 of their 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing defense, St. John's allowed the other team to shoot 39.1% from the floor on 27 out of 69 shooting. DePaul distributed 15 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, DePaul snagged 31 boards (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. DePaul ended up going 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of 5 attempts. They also buried 7 of their 25 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Red Storm ended up finishing with 10 while DePaul totaled 16 personal fouls.

Dylan Darling is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He walked away with 17 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He played for 25 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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St. John's will take the court with a mark of 7-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 87.9 points per outing (35th in the nation) while going 47.8% from the field. The Red Storm are connecting on 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (79 of 227) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, St. John's is grabbing 39.9 boards per game and has racked up 162 dimes on the campaign, which is 166th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a group are committing 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Storm are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 fouls. They surrender 30.4% on three-point shots and they are 161st in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.3). The Red Storm are giving up a FG percentage of 40.6% (263 of 648) and they concede 36.3 boards per contest as a team. They are 54th in college hoops in giving up assists with 119 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kentucky Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 72-60 when they faced Indiana. With respect to attacking the glass, Kentucky allowed Indiana to pull down 33 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 16.7% from downtown by shooting 4 of 24 and finished the game at 26 of 29 from the charity stripe (89.7%). The Wildcats allowed Indiana to convert 15 of 44 tries from the floor which had them at 34.1% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats shot 22 for 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.9%. When discussing shooting from distance, Kentucky knocked down 3 out of 15 tries (20.0%). They were able to convert 25 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.8%. Indiana committed 24 personal fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 38 attempts. They turned the ball over 3 times, while earning 13 steals for the game. The Wildcats earned 19 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest.

Mouhamed Dioubate ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in the game. He racked up 14 points in his 22 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He converted 4 of 7 in this contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Kentucky has a record of 7-4 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 82nd in the nation. Kentucky has scored 927 pts this year (84.3 per game) and they pull in 41.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.3 times per game (34th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 9.7 times per game. The Wildcats commit 15.5 fouls per game and they shoot 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 39th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.4. They have forced 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.7% from the floor (27th in college hoops). The Kentucky defense allows 28.6% on 3-pointers (80 of 280) and their opposition makes 70.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.9 assists and 33.6 boards per game, which is 223rd and 135th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. John's

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