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St. John’s vs UConn Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/25/23

UConn Huskies (21-7) vs. St. John's Red Storm (17-12)
February 25, 2023 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. John's Red Storm +8.5 / UConn Huskies -8.5 ; Over/Under: 151.5
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The UConn Huskies and the St. John’s Red Storm meet Saturday in college basketball action from Madison Square Garden. UConn is fresh off a Wednesday game versus Providence. In that matchup the Huskies won by 18 points. As for St. John’s, they played Georgetown in their Wednesday matchup. The Red Storm went on to win by nine points there. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

UConn Huskies 

UConn kicked off their year on a 15-5 clip over the first 20 outings. The Huskies managed to go 5-2 over the next seven games, beating Butler, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette and Seton Hall in that time. The two losses came versus Xavier and Creighton. 

In the Wednesday matchup versus Providence, UConn had a 37-32 edge going into the second half. The Huskies cruised on a 50-37 run from there and won easily 87-69. Jordan Hawkins was the leading scorer on 20 points with six rebounds. 

St. John’s Red Storm 

Over on the St. John’s side, they managed to go a reasonable 13-7 across their first 20 games. The Storm hit a 3-5 stretch over the next eight though, losing to Creighton, Seton Hall, Xavier, Butler and Creighton again during that time. 

Matched up against Georgetown on Wednesday, the Storm took a 40-32 lead into the locker room. St. John’s posted a 39-38 second-half run and won it 79-70. Joel Soriano led the team with 16 points and eight rebounds, while AJ Storr added 15 points in 27 minutes. 

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’m going to take a stab on UConn. Probably staying away from this one, though; it’s tough knowing how things will shake out. That said, the Storm are on a nice 3-1 run right now, scoring 73 or more points in all three victories. St. John’s won 85-74 the last time these teams met up back on January 15 at XL Center, but I think the Huskies will get some revenge in this one. UConn is on a 5-1 stretch themselves at the moment, and they’ve scored 68 or more points in four of the five victories. I like the Huskies to keep it going and power out a road cover here, but it should be a pretty great matchup regardless. 

Andrew's Free Pick: UConn Huskies -8.5

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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