St. John’s vs Creighton Basketball Picks 2-25-24
Creighton Bluejays (20-6) vs. St. John's Red Storm (15-12)
February 25, 2024 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. John's Red Storm +1; Over/Under: +154
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The Creighton Bluejays and St John’s Red Storm face off on Sunday in a college basketball showdown at Madison Square Garden. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Creighton vs St John’s prediction.
Creighton Has Confidence
Creighton has confidence heading into this game and they have won two games in a row. In the last game against UConn the offense scored 85 points and that led to the 19-point victory. Steven Ashworth had a strong game putting up 20 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Creighton is averaging 81.3 points while their defense is giving up 69.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 28th in the league while the defense is ranked 101st. Baylor Scheierman is having a strong season averaging 18.4 points while shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from the field. Creighton will meet Seton Hall and Marquette after this one.
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St John’s Need This Win
St John’s in the last game faced off against Georgetown and it wasn’t the most dominant game with the defense giving up 85 points, but the offense scored 90 points. St John’s was led by Jordan Dingle who finished with 22 points, four rebounds, and two assists. St. John’s is averaging 76.6 points while their defense is giving up 71.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 94th in the league but the defense hasn’t been good enough. Joel Soriano is averaging 14.8 points while shooting 59.8 percent from the field.
Creighton vs St John’s Betting Prediction
This game is going to be higher scoring. St John’s defense clearly has some holes and their defense is going to really struggle in this game, Creighton is averaging 81.3 points and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. St John’s offense isn’t going to be good enough to keep up, and it will be Creighton that will get the job done. Back Creighton against the spread.