St. John's Red Storm vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs UConn Huskies

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, CT

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (22-5) are traveling to PeoplesBank Arena on Wednesday where they will play the UConn Huskies (25-3).

The St. John's Red Storm faced Creighton and notched a win by a score of 81-52 in their last contest. St. John's walked away from the contest with a 46.0% FG percentage (29 out of 63) and made 3 of 14 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Red Storm converted 20 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 87.0%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 40 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to defending, St. John's allowed the other team to go 32.1% from the field on 17 of 53 shooting. Creighton earned 12 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Creighton collected 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Creighton finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 18 tries. They made 6 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Red Storm ended up finishing with 17 and Creighton accounted for 19 fouls.

Dylan Darling is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished the game at 71.4% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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St. John's heads into this game with a mark of 22-5 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per game and as a team are committing 17.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, St. John's is collecting 39.0 boards per game and has 435 dimes this season, which is 80th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Red Storm are hitting 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (193 of 565) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.9 points per game (31st in the nation) on 45.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Storm have forced 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 112th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.3). The Red Storm defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.1% (683 of 1,623) and they surrender 34.6 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 47th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 318 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UConn Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 73-63 against Villanova. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, UConn permitted Villanova to grab 18 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 24 and ended up shooting 9 out of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). The Huskies permitted Villanova to bury 24 of 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.7% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Huskies shot 28 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.9%. Concerning 3-point shots, UConn made 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 84.6%. Villanova committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Huskies to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. The Huskies were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the game.

Alex Karaban pitched in for the Huskies in the matchup. He totaled 12 points in his 34 minutes on the court and added 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 8 for the matchup giving him a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

UConn has a mark of 25-3 this season. The Huskies commit 18.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.6 times per contest (9th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. UConn has totaled 2,218 pts for the year (79.2 per game) and they collect 36.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Huskies are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which is ranked 29th in D-1.

The Huskies defensively are ranked 18th in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.0. They have forced 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (26th in college). The UConn defense allows 30.1% on 3-point attempts (164 of 544) and their opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 10.5 assists and 31.4 boards per game, which is 9th and 32nd 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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