The No. 25 St. John’s Red Storm (15-5, 8-1 Big East) bring a six-game win streak into a home matchup with the Butler Bulldogs (13-7, 4-5 Big East), winners of three straight. The Red Storm are huge favorites (-12.5) in the contest, which tips at 7 p.m. ET (on Peacock) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The over/under in the matchup is set at 159.

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St. John’s vs. Butler betting lines

• St. John’s moneyline odds to win: -971
• Butler moneyline odds to win: +636
• Spread: St. John’s (-12.5)
• Total: 159

St. John’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• St. John’s has done a better job covering the spread on the road (4-1-0) than it has in home games (4-7-0).
• When playing at home, the Red Storm eclipse the over/under 27.3% of the time (three of 11 games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, going over the total in 80% of games (four of five).
• St. John’s has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 9-2 (.818). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 5-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Storm have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 82.2 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 85.1 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
• St. John’s has been less stingy on defense as of late, giving up 73.0 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 72.7 points per game its opponents average over the 2025-26 season.
• While the Red Storm are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (7.4 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (7.7), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (35.9% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 35.3% on the season).

St. John’s betting records this season

• ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 4-1-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 12.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 9-10-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
• O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 4-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-3 (Home: 9-2; Away: 5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)

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Butler statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Butler has performed better against the spread away (3-2-0) than at home (7-5-0) this season.
• Looking at the over/under, Bulldogs games have finished over more often at home (eight of 12, 66.7%) than away (three of five, 60%).
• When moneyline underdogs, the Bulldogs have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than on the road (1-3).

Recent trends

• In their previous 10 games, the Bulldogs are putting up 77.0 points per contest, 6.6 fewer points than their season average (83.6).
• In its last 10 games, Butler is ceding 75.8 points per game, compared to its season average of 75.9 points allowed.
• The Bulldogs are sinking 6.8 three-pointers per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.9 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.7). Additionally, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (29.7%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (34.2%).

Butler betting records this season

• ATS Record: 12-8-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 3-2-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 8-6-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
• O-U-P: 12-8-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-3 (Home: 9-2; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-3)