Harvard vs St. John’s Game Information

Harvard vs St. John’s Preview

No. 22 St. John’s (5-2, 4-0 at Home) welcomes Harvard (2-5, 0-4 on Road) to the Big Apple on Saturday afternoon for a Big East-Ivy League conference mismatch. The Red Storm raced out to a 4-0 start this 2024-25 NCAA Basketball season, before losing 2 of their last 3, vs Baylor (99-98, 2 OT) and vs Georgia (66-63) in their last outing. The Crimson have lost 4 of their last 5 overall, beating only Colgate (78-67). Harvard has lost to American by 12 (67-55), to Northeastern by 22 (78-56), to Colorado by 22 (88-66), and to Massachusetts by 8 in their last game (62-56).

Harvard’s Umbrellas Not Enough For This Red Storm

Harvard (2-5-0 ATS, 4-3-0 O/U) is led by G Robert Hinston (16.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg), G Chandler Pigge (12.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg), F Thomas Battles II (10.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg), G Evan Nelson (7.6 ppg), and G Tey Barbour (6.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg) but haven’t really been scoring as much as they would be hoping for (66.9 ppg, Tied #342) and are allowing 73.3 ppg. The Crimson also leave a lot to be desired on the glass, averaging 32.7 Rebounds Per Game (Tied #354). This one should be hard for the visitors who have yet to win a game on the Road.

Harvard Betting Trends

• Harvard is 2-8 SU/ATS in its last 10 games overall
• The Crimson are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games
• The Over is 6-3-0 in Harvard’s last 9 games
• The Harvard team Total has gone Under 18-9 last 27 (+7.67 Units, 25% ROI)
• Harvard is 0-7 ATS in its last 7 games on the Road

No. 22 St. John’s Aims to Stay Unbeaten at Home

St. John’s (5-2-0 ATS, 4-3-0 O/U) is led in scoring by G RJ Luis (16.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg), F Zuby Ejiofor (12.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg), G Aaron Scott (11.0 ppg), G Deivon Smith (9.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 5.3 apg), G Kadaray Richmond (9.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 5.1 apg), G Simeon Witcher (8.7 ppg), and F Brady Dunlap (7.8 ppg), so this team is very deep and has a number of do-it-alls, specifically Luis Jr. Ejiofor, Scott, Smith, and Richmond. The Red Storm currently rank tied for No. 64 in Points Per Game (82.9), tied for No. 80 in Rebounds Per Game (39.9), and No. 56 in Assists Per Game (16.9).

 St. John’s Betting Trends

• St. John’s is 7-3 SU/ATS in its last 10 games dating back to last season
• The Over is 7-3-0 in the Red Storm’s last 10 games overall
• The Red Storm are 1-2 SU in their last 3
• The Over is 4-2 in St. John’s last 4 games at Home
• St. John’s First Half Overs are 22-12 the last 34 (+9.30 units, 24% ROI) 

Harvard vs St. John’s Prediction

The Red Storm will be in a sour mood after losing in Double OT by 1 point to Baylor and by 3 to Georgia, two Power 4 conference schools (Big 12, SEC) with decent programs. St. John’s led the Bears by 14 at Halftime, so playing 40 full minutes will be on the mind of esteemed Red Storm Head Coach Rick Pitino. Lifetime, St. John’s are a perfect 3-0 SU vs Harvard, winning the last meeting by 45 (105-60) on November 28, 1987. This Harvard vs St. John’s prediction and free NCAAB pick will be to lay the lumber with the Big East side unbeaten at Home and mad about losing 2 of its last 3. The Crimson will be the logs on the fire at Carnesecca Arena this weekend. Please open the flue brother.

Kevin’s Pick: St. John’s -24.5