St. John’s vs. Harvard betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 23

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The Harvard Crimson (6-6) are heavy underdogs (+26.5) as they look to stop a five-game road losing streak when they visit the St. John’s Red Storm (7-4) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Carnesecca Arena. The matchup airs at 6 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5 points.

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St. John’s vs. Harvard betting lines

  • St. John’s moneyline odds to win: -7692
  • Harvard moneyline odds to win: +2600
  • Spread: St. John’s (-26.5)
  • Total: 147.5

St. John’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • St. John’s covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games last season. St. John’s covered 10 times in 18 games when playing at home, and it covered seven times in 10 games on the road.
  • When it came to point totals, the Red Storm hit the over more consistently in home games last year, as they went over the total nine times in 18 opportunities (50%). In road games, they hit the over three times in 10 opportunities (30%).
  • St. John’s won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last year, going 18-0 (1.000). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 6-1 (.857).

Last season stats

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

St. John’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 26.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (130th in nation) 41.0 (73rd) 35.5 (83rd) 31.5 (206th) 16.0 (104th) 12.5 (251st)

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Harvard statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Harvard has had better results on the road (3-3-0) than at home (1-3-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Crimson games have gone over one of four times at home (25%), and three of six on the road (50%).

Last season stats

  • Last season the Crimson averaged 68.4 points per game (315th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 72.0 points per contest (182nd-ranked).
  • Harvard pulled down just 28.0 boards per game (17th-worst in college basketball), and allowed 32.1 boards per contest (239th-ranked).
  • The Crimson ranked 165th in the nation with 13.7 assists per game.

Harvard betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (103rd in nation) 44.0 (209th) 29.4 (320th) 27.8 (48th) 13.9 (216th) 10.8 (106th)
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