UConn vs. St. John’s betting: College basketball preview for February 7

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The No. 12 St. John’s Red Storm (20-3, 11-1 Big East) are underdogs (by 4 points) to continue a three-game road win streak when they visit the No. 19 UConn Huskies (16-6, 8-3 Big East) on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is set at 143.5.

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UConn vs. St. John’s betting lines

  • UConn moneyline odds to win: -191
  • St. John’s moneyline odds to win: +159
  • Spread: UConn (-4)
  • Total: 143.5

UConn statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, UConn has played worse at home, covering five times in 11 home games, and four times in seven road games.
  • The Huskies have exceeded the over/under in five of 11 home games (45.5%). They’ve fared better in away games, topping the total in four of seven matchups (57.1%).
  • UConn has performed worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 10-1, compared to going 3-0 on the road.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Huskies have been putting up 74.4 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 79.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • UConn has been more porous on defense lately, allowing 70.6 points per game over its past 10 contests compared to the 68.6 points per game its opponents average on the 2024-25 season.
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Huskies are making 0.4 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.9 compared to 9.3 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (39.6% compared to 37.0% season-long).

UConn betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-12-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4+: 6-10-0 (As Favorite: 7-10-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-9-1 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 4-2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-4 (Home: 10-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.4 (10th in nation) 42.6 (122nd) 31.7 (214th) 25.6 (third) 19.0 (fourth) 9.8 (39th)

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St. John’s statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, St. John’s has an identical winning percentage (.600) at home (9-6-0 record) and away (3-1-1).
  • In terms of the over/under, Red Storm games have gone over seven of 15 times at home (46.7%), and one of five on the road (20%).

Recent trends

  • The Red Storm have fared worse offensively over their past 10 games, putting up 71.3 points per contest, 7.6 fewer points their than season average of 78.9.
  • In its past 10 games, St. John’s is allowing 61.0 points per game, 4.1 fewer points than its season average (65.1).
  • Over their last 10 games, the Red Storm are making 4.4 threes per contest, 1.5 fewer threes than their season average (5.9). They also own a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (24.2%) compared to their season average (29.6%).

St. John’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-8-1 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 3-1-1)
  • O-U-P: 10-13-0 (Home: 7-8-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 20-1 (Home: 15-0; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (162nd in nation) 39.4 (16th) 36.8 (18th) 30.0 (110th) 15.5 (72nd) 10.9 (135th)
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