Creighton vs St. John’s Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/25/23
St. John's Red Storm (13-7) vs. Creighton Bluejays (11-8)
January 25, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Creighton Bluejays -10.5 / St. John's Red Storm +10.5; Over/Under: +150.5
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The St. John’s Red Storm and Creighton Bluejays meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the CHI Health Center Omaha. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The St. John’s Red Storm Betting Preview
The St. John’s Red Storm are averaging 77.8 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 71.6 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Joel Soriano is averaging 16.4 points and 12.3 rebounds, while David Jones is averaging 12.6 points and 1.7 assists. Andre Curbelo is the third double-digit scorer and Montez Mathis is dishing 0.7 assists. The St. John’s Red Storm are shooting 31.4 percent from beyond the arc and 68.5 percent from the free throw line. The St. John’s Red Storm are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.8 rebounds per game.
The Creighton Bluejays Betting Preview
The Creighton Bluejays are averaging 76.3 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 67.9 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Ryan Kalkbrenner is averaging 14.9 points and 7 rebounds, while Baylor Scheierman is averaging 13.3 points and 8.5 rebounds. Trey Alexander is the third double-digit scorer and Arthur Kaluma is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Creighton Bluejays are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The Creighton Bluejays are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.7 rebounds per game.
St. John’s vs Creighton Trends
The Bluejays are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Red Storm last 5 road games. The under is 6-2-1 in Bluejays last 9 Wednesday games and 5-2-1 in Bluejays last 8 overall. The favorite is 11-4 ATS in the last 15 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The St. John’s Red Storm have been decent enough to give a chance in this spot, but they still have some showing and proving to do on the road. The Creighton Bluejays are scary good offensively when they’re hitting their stride, and they’re at home, where they win by an average of 17.8 points and allow 40 percent shooting. Give me Creighton in a comfortable win.