St. John's Red Storm vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 3/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: St. John's (+7)

The Duke Blue Devils (34-2) will go up against the St. John's Red Storm (29-6) at Capital One Arena on Friday in the Sweet 16. Duke opens as 7-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 142.

The St. John's Red Storm played Kansas and notched a win by a score of 67-65 in their last game. St. John's finished with a 36.2% field goal percentage (25 out of 69) and knocked down 11 of 35 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Red Storm knocked down 6 of 11 shots for a percentage of 54.5%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of defense, St. John's allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 24 of 54 shooting. Kansas doled out 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Kansas collected 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Kansas ended up shooting 70.6% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of 17 attempts. They knocked down 5 of their 14 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Red Storm finished with 17 and Kansas totaled 14 personal fouls.

Bryce Hopkins is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished shooting 46.2% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and also totaled 7 boards. He recorded 18 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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St. John's comes into this game with a mark of 29-6 so far this year. They are averaging 81.5 points per outing (56th in Division 1) while connecting on 45.4% from the field. The Red Storm are hitting 33.3% from downtown (245 of 736) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a team, St. John's is grabbing 38.8 boards per game and has tallied 566 dimes so far this season, which is 36th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.1 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Red Storm are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 fouls. They currently rank 105th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 410 conceded for the year. The Red Storm defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.0% (874 of 2,082) and they surrender 34.2 boards per contest as a group. They concede 31.1% on shots from distance and they are 63rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Duke Blue Devils took home the win by a final score of 81-58 when they faced TCU. The Blue Devils were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this contest. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. TCU committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a rate of 87.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Duke made 7 of their 21 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Devils walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.1%. The Blue Devils permitted TCU to bury 23 of their 69 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3% for this contest. They finished 29.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 24 and finished the game at 5 out of 10 from the free throw line (50.0%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Duke allowed TCU to pull down 23 in all (11 offensive).

Cameron Boozer was important for the Blue Devils for the contest. He tallied 19 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in the game. He converted 7 out of 10 in the game for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and accumulated 11 rebounds.

Duke has a mark of 34-2 on the year. The Blue Devils commit 15.5 fouls per contest and they go 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.8 times per contest (34th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. Duke has earned 2,950 pts for the campaign (81.9 per game) and they grab 40.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blue Devils are connecting on 48.9% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in the nation.

The Duke defense gives up 30.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (289 of 947) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.8 dimes and 29.4 total rebounds per game, which is 54th and 6th in college hoops. The Blue Devils on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 63.1. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (9th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's (+7)

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