St. John's Red Storm vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 2/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Wintrust Arena is the site where the DePaul Blue Demons (12-9) will take on the St. John's Red Storm (16-5) on Tuesday.

The St. John's Red Storm faced Butler and walked away with a win by a score of 92-70 in their last game. St. John's walked away from the game with a 56.3% FG percentage (36 out of 64) and converted 9 of their 20 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Red Storm buried 11 of their 14 shots for a rate of 78.6%. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled 39 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. When talking about defending, St. John's allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. Butler recorded 9 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. On top of that, Butler collected 27 boards (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Butler walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 30 shots. They also knocked down 7 out of their 16 attempts from downtown. When talking about fouls, the Red Storm ended up with 20 while Butler recorded 17 fouls.

Ian Jackson is a player who had an impact for the game. He went 45.5% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and totaled 5 boards. He recorded 18 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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St. John's will enter this matchup with a mark of 16-5 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, St. John's is snagging 38.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 340 assists this season, which is 77th in the country in terms of passing. The Red Storm are hitting 35.8% on three-point attempts (162 of 453) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 85.4 pts per game (32nd in the country) while going 46.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Red Storm are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 73rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 253 conceded on the year. The Red Storm defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.6% (537 of 1,262) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 33.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 152nd in the country in opponents points per game (72.5).

The last time they took the court, the DePaul Blue Demons took a defeat with a final score of 68-66 when they played Xavier. The Blue Demons collected 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. Xavier earned 9 fouls for the contest which got the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 1 shots. They were able to bury 0 of them for a percentage of 0.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, DePaul buried 8 out of their 24 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Blue Demons ended up shooting 29 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. The Blue Demons permitted Xavier to make 23 out of 50 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.0% for this contest. They finished shooting 35.3% from distance by connecting on 6 of 17 and ended up going 16 out of 19 at the charity stripe (84.2%). Regarding attacking the glass, DePaul permitted Xavier to get 29 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

CJ Gunn pitched in for the Blue Demons for the contest. He earned 19 points in his 29 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 7 out of 15 for the contest for a rate of 46.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

DePaul has a record of 12-9 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Blue Demons are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which ranks 244th in D-1. DePaul has tallied 1,527 points so far this year (72.7 per game) and they pull in 33.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per contest (88th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per game. The Blue Demons commit 18.3 fouls per game while shooting 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The DePaul defense gives up 34.9% on three-point shots (136 of 390) and opponents are converting on 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.9 dimes and 34.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 222nd and 175th in those defensive categories. The Blue Demons on defense are ranked 73rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 69.5. They have forced 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (116th in college).

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