St. John's Red Storm vs Providence Friars Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

Amica Mutual Pavilion is where the Providence Friars (11-14) will take on the St. John's Red Storm (19-5) on Saturday.

The St. John's Red Storm took the court against Xavier and took home the win by a score of 87-82 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Red Storm ended up finishing with 15 and Xavier totaled 30 fouls. They made 5 out of their 17 attempts from three-point range. Xavier shot 52.9% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 17 shots. Furthermore, Xavier collected 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Xavier doled out 11 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. When discussing defending, St. John's allowed 44.7% from the floor on 34 of 76 shooting. They also dished out 17 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 43 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Red Storm converted 28 of their 41 attempts for a rate of 68.3%. St. John's ended the contest having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 of 66) and buried 3 out of their 13 3-pointers.

Zuby Ejiofor is a guy who came through for the game. He recorded 25 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He played for 40 minutes and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished 72.7% from the floor and earned 5 dimes.

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St. John's comes into this game with a win-loss record of 19-5 on the year. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 fouls per game. As a unit, St. John's is grabbing 38.6 boards per game and has totaled 385 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 94th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Red Storm are hitting 34.9% on 3-point shots (176 of 505) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They average 84.5 points per contest (28th in Division 1) while shooting 46.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Red Storm are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 58th in college hoops in allowing assists with 286 relinquished for the year. The Red Storm defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.8% (618 of 1,443) and they surrender 34.3 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 33.5% from beyond the arc while they are 134th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Providence Friars took a loss by a score of 87-80 when they faced Seton Hall. The Friars were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. Seton Hall was called for 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 94.1%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Providence converted 14 out of their 34 attempts (41.2%). Overall, the Friars finished the game shooting 25 for 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.0%. The Friars permitted Seton Hall to convert 31 of 61 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.8% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 37.5% from three-point range by hitting 6 out of 16 and ended up going 19 of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Providence permitted Seton Hall to get 25 in all (9 offensive).

Jaylin Sellers was important for the Friars in the matchup. He made 7 out of 11 for the game for a rate of 63.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Providence has a win-loss mark of 11-14 this year. The Friars commit 19.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per contest (116th in college) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per game. Providence has tallied 2,204 pts for the campaign (88.2 per game) and they collect 38.9 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Friars are hitting on 48.2% from the field, which ranks them 42nd in college.

The Providence defense surrenders 37.2% on shots from distance (246 of 662) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 16.5 dimes and 35.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 344th and 266th in the nation. The Friars defensively are ranked 360th in college in points per game surrendered with 85.6. They are able to force 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (230th in the country).

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

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

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