St. John’s vs. DePaul betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 16

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The No. 22 St. John’s Red Storm (6-3, 0-0 Big East) host the DePaul Blue Demons (8-3, 0-0 Big East) after winning five straight home games. The Red Storm are heavy favorites by 19.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 148.5.

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St. John’s vs. DePaul betting lines

  • St. John’s moneyline odds to win: -3704
  • DePaul moneyline odds to win: +1350
  • Spread: St. John’s (-19.5)
  • Total: 148.5

St. John’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, St. John’s owned a worse record against the spread (10-8-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (7-2-1).
  • The Red Storm exceeded the total in a higher percentage of home games (50%) than games on the road (30%) last season.
  • At home last year, St. John’s won more often as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 18-0 (1.000). On the road, it was 6-1 (.857) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Red Storm were the 65th-ranked team in college basketball (78.5 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 27th (65.8 points conceded per game).
  • St. John’s was the eighth-best team in the nation in rebounds per game (36.9) and ranked 182nd in rebounds conceded (31.2) last season.
  • At 15.7 assists per game last season, the Red Storm were 53rd in the nation.

St. John’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-4-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 19.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (77th in nation) 40.8 (71st) 36.7 (50th) 31.1 (183rd) 16.4 (78th) 13.0 (285th)

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DePaul statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, DePaul had a better winning percentage at home (.526, 10-9-0 record) than on the road (.417, 5-7-0).
  • Blue Demons games went above the over/under less frequently at home (11 times out of 19) than away (seven of 12) last year.
  • As moneyline underdogs last year, the Blue Demons won a lower percentage of games at home (1-7) than away (2-10).

Last season stats

  • The Blue Demons were 218th in the nation last year with 72.4 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 251st with 74.5 points allowed per game.
  • DePaul pulled down 31.4 rebounds per game (207th-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 32.3 rebounds per contest (257th-ranked).
  • Last year the Blue Demons ranked 61st in college basketball in assists, dishing out 15.4 per game.

DePaul betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (161st in nation) 42.1 (120th) 31.1 (274th) 30.3 (148th) 17.1 (59th) 11.3 (145th)
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