St. John’s vs. Creighton betting: College basketball preview for February 16

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The No. 9 St. John’s Red Storm (21-4, 12-2 Big East) host the No. 24 Creighton Bluejays (18-7, 11-3 Big East) after winning 11 home games in a row. The Red Storm are favored by 6.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 16, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 142.5.

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St. John’s vs. Creighton betting lines

  • St. John’s moneyline odds to win: -270
  • Creighton moneyline odds to win: +218
  • Spread: St. John’s (-6.5)
  • Total: 142.5

St. John’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • St. John’s has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (9-6-0) than it has in road games (4-2-1).
  • When playing at home, the Red Storm exceed the total 46.7% of the time (seven of 15 games). They’ve hit the over in 28.6% of games on the road (two of seven contests).
  • St. John’s has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 15-0 (1.000). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 4-1 (.800).

Recent trends

  • The Red Storm’s offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 72.6 points a contest compared to the 78.2 they’ve averaged this season.
  • St. John’s has been slightly better on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 62.6 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 65.3 it has conceded per game this year.
  • The Red Storm are trending down from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 5.6 threes per game and shooting 26.7% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 6 makes and 29.2% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

St. John’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-9-1 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 4-2-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 10-7-0 (As Favorite: 13-9-0; As Underdog: 2-0-1)
  • O-U-P: 11-14-0 (Home: 7-8-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 20-2 (Home: 15-0; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (176th in nation) 39.9 (20th) 36 (23rd) 30.1 (116th) 15.5 (68th) 10.8 (131st)

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Creighton statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Creighton’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .571 (8-5-1). On the road, it is .875 (7-1-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Bluejays games have gone over five of 14 times at home (35.7%), and three of eight away (37.5%).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Bluejays have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than on the road (2-2).

Recent trends

  • While the Bluejays are scoring 75.2 points per game in 2024-25, they have improved that mark over their previous 10 games, amassing 75.5 a contest.
  • In its past 10 games, Creighton is giving up 64.9 points per contest, compared to its season average of 68.3 points allowed.
  • The Bluejays are draining 0.6 fewer three-pointers per game in their last 10 games (9) compared to their season average (9.6), but they are putting up a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (34.9%) compared to their season mark (34.4%).

Creighton betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-9-1 (Home: 8-5-1; Away: 7-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 10-8-1; As Underdog: 5-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-15-0 (Home: 5-9-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-4 (Home: 11-2; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (50th in nation) 40.2 (27th) 34.4 (62nd) 31.2 (184th) 16.6 (30th) 11.9 (245th)
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