UConn Huskies vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Friday, February 6, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (17-5) welcome the UConn Huskies (22-1) at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

The UConn Huskies played Xavier and took home the win by a score of 92-60 in their last contest. UConn ended having earned a 56.7% FG percentage (34 of 60) and converted 10 out of their 27 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Huskies converted 14 of 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 37 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 26 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about defending, UConn let their opponent shoot 36.7% from the floor on 18 out of 49 shooting. Xavier recorded 6 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Additionally, Xavier collected 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Xavier finished shooting 64.3% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 28 shots. They also converted 6 out of their 17 tries from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Huskies ended up walking away with 19 while Xavier totaled 17 fouls.

Silas Demary Jr. is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He finished 66.7% from the floor and distributed 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He scored 17 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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UConn will enter this contest with a record of 22-1 on the year. They cough up possession 11.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UConn is grabbing 37.2 rebounds per game and has 426 dimes for the year, which ranks 17th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are connecting on 36.4% on shots from downtown (191 of 525) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They average 79.6 points per outing (114th in Division 1) while hitting 48.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Huskies have forced 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 4th in D-1 in giving up assists with 219 conceded on the year. The Huskies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.1% (489 of 1,251) and they surrender 31.6 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 28.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 10th in college hoops in opponents points per game (63.8).

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 68-56 against DePaul. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, St. John's allowed DePaul to collect 33 overall (9 on the offensive side). They went 25.0% from 3-point land via 5 of 20 and finished the game at 15 of 20 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Red Storm allowed DePaul to make 18 of their 52 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 34.6% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Red Storm went 21 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.0%. In terms of 3-point shots, St. John's converted 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to make 20 of them for a rate of 69.0%. DePaul committed 22 fouls in the matchup which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for 29 tries. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Red Storm were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game.

Zuby Ejiofor was important for the Red Storm in the matchup. He buried 5 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 9 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the matchup.

St. John's has a mark of 17-5 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Red Storm are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 124th in college hoops. St. John's has 1,861 points on the year (84.6 per game) and they pull in 38.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per game (76th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.1 times per contest. The Red Storm are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they go 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Red Storm are ranked 130th in college in points allowed per game with 71.8. They have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (87th in D-1). The St. John's defense concedes 33.1% on 3-point attempts (150 of 453) and opponents are converting on 73.2% of their foul shots. They give up 11.9 assists and 34.4 boards per game, which ranks 68th and 179th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. John's

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