St. John’s vs. Butler betting: College basketball preview for February 26

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The No. 7 St. John’s Red Storm (24-4, 15-2 Big East) are favored (-5.5) to build on a three-game winning streak when they visit the Butler Bulldogs (13-14, 6-10 Big East) at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The game airs on CBS Sports Network. The matchup has an over/under of 152.5.

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St. John’s vs. Butler betting lines

  • St. John’s moneyline odds to win: -260
  • Butler moneyline odds to win: +210
  • Spread: St. John’s (-5.5)
  • Total: 152.5

St. John’s statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • St. John’s owns a worse record against the spread at home (10-7-0) than it does on the road (5-2-1).
  • When playing at home, the Red Storm go over the over/under 52.9% of the time (nine of 17 games). They’ve hit the over in 25% of road games (two of eight contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, St. John’s has picked up the win in 17 of 17 games at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won five of six games on the road (.833) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Red Storm have seen a downturn in scoring recently, racking up 75.1 points per game in their last 10 contests, 3.6 points fewer than the 78.7 they’ve scored this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen St. John’s allow 2.3 fewer points per game (63.4) than its season-long average (65.7).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Red Storm are making the same number of three-pointers per game as their season long average (6.2), while shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (30.4% compared to 30.2% season-long).

St. John’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 17-10-1 (Home: 10-7-0; Away: 5-2-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 11-9-0 (As Favorite: 15-10-0; As Underdog: 2-0-1)
  • O-U-P: 13-15-0 (Home: 9-8-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 23-2 (Home: 17-0; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (181st in nation) 39.7 (16th) 36.4 (16th) 30.5 (139th) 15.9 (50th) 10.6 (111th)

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Butler statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Butler has been better against the spread away (6-3-0) than at home (6-9-0) this year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Bulldogs games have finished over eight of 15 times at home (53.3%), and six of nine on the road (66.7%).
  • This season the Bulldogs are 1-3 at home when moneyline underdogs (.250 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-7 (.000).

Recent trends

  • While the Bulldogs are posting 74.6 points per game in 2024-25, they have bettered that mark over their last 10 games, amassing 79.5 a contest.
  • While Butler is surrendering 72.4 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse over its past 10 games, allowing 74.6 points per contest.
  • In their previous 10 games, the Bulldogs are draining 8.2 three-pointers per contest, 0.1 more than their season average (8.1). They also have a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (37.8%) compared to their season average (37.4%).

Butler betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-13-0 (Home: 6-9-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 8-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-10-0 (Home: 8-7-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 8-3; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (95th in nation) 42.8 (124th) 32.8 (144th) 30.9 (166th) 14.4 (127th) 11.0 (156th)
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