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Creighton vs St. John’s 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks

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Creighton vs St. John’s Prediction

Creighton vs St. John’s Game Information

What: Creighton vs St. John’s 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks
When: Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 3:00 EST/12:00 PST
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Creighton vs St. John’s Line: St. John’s -6.5
Total: 141.5
TV: FS1

Creighton vs St. John’s Preview

No. 23 Creighton (18-7, 11-3 in Big East) heads to the Big Apple on Sunday afternoon to face No. 9 St. John’s (21-4, 12-2 in Big East) in a Big East Conference showdown. In their last 5 games, the Bluejays are 4-1, winning 4 straight vs Xavier by 9 (86-77), at Villanova by 2 (62-60), at Providence by 11 (80-69), and vs Marquette by 10 (77-67) before losing their last game to 2-time defending national champions Connecticut by 4 (70-66). In their last 5 games, the Red Storm are 4-1, winning at Georgetown by 25 (66-41), vs Providence by 2 (68-66), vs Marquette by 6 (70-64), and at UConn by 6 (68-62) before seeing their Winning Streak snapped at Villanova by 2 in their last game (73-71).

 

 

 

Futures Book Look: Online sportsbook DraftKings currently has St. John’s priced at 30/1 to capture the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament with Creighton at 50/1. Duke (4/1), Auburn (+425), Alabama (+850), Houston (10/1), Florida (11/1), Iowa State (15/1). Tennessee (17/1), Purdue (30/1) are the other top Favorites to win the NCAAB championship. The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off on March 19-20 with the First Four with the First Round starting on March 21-22. The Final Four will be Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas with the Championship Game on Monday, April 7.

Creighton Looks For Upset at Madison Square Garden

Creighton (15-8-2 ATS, 10-15-0 O/U) will be in the Big Dance no matter what happens moving forward, but the Bluejays (+225 Moneyline) can improve their seed with an upset here in New York City. Creighton is led by C Ryan Kalkbrenner (19.0 PPG, 8.5 PRG), G Steven Ashworth (16.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 6.8 APG), G Pop Isaacs (16.3 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 3.9 APG), G Jamlya Neal (11.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 4.0 APG), F Jackson McAndrew (7.6 PPG, 4.1 RPG), and F Isaac Traudt (5.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG). The Bluejays average 75.2 PPG (Tied-#162) while allowing 68.3 PPG, and average 37.3 RPG (Tied-#100), and 16.7 APG (#37). Creighton surprised Kansas earlier this season and that was the Bluejays second straight upset against an AP No. 1 team (Connecticut, last year). Creighton went an impressive 14-6 in the Big East last season (25-10 overall) and was a respectable 8-4 on the Road.

Creighton Betting Trends

  • Creighton is 9-1-0 SU/ATS in its last 10 games this season
  • The Under is 3-1-0 in the Bluejays last 4 games
  • Creighton went 1-5-0 ATS in its first 6 games this year
  • The Bluejays are 6-3-1 ATS their last 10 vs the Johnnies
  • Creighton went 19-16-0 ATS last season (54.3%)

St. John’s Looks to Rebound After Loss to Nova

No. 12 St. John’s (15-9-1 ATS, 11-13-1 O/U) has had a superb season so far under legendary Head Coach Rick Pitino and the Red Storm (-278 Moneyline) can pad their 1-game lead over this 2nd-place Creighton (11-3 in Big East) side with a victory here at MSG. St. John’s is led in scoring by G RJ Luis Jr. (17.4 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 2.3 APG), F Zuby Ejiofor (13.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG), Seton Hall Transfer G Kadary Richmond (12.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 5.2 APG), Utah Transfer G Deivon Smith (9.5 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.1 APG), G Simeon Witcher (9.0 PPG, 2.1 RPG), North Texas Transfer G Aaron Scott (8.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG), and F Brady Dunlap (5.7 PPG, 2.2 RPG). The Red Storm currently rank No. 87 in Points Per Game (78.2) while allowing 65.3 PPG, a respectable No. 13 in Rebounds Per Game (40.8), and are No. 85 in Assists Per Game (15.5). In the latest Bracketology  (ESPN), Joe Lunardi has St. John’s pegged as a No. 5 seed, so this will be a huge result.

 St. John’s Betting Trends

  • St. John’s is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
  • The Under is 6-2-0 in the Red Storm’s last 8 games overall
  • The Red Storm are 9-1 SU in 2025
  • St. John’s is 7-3-0 ATS in their last 10 games overall
  • The Red Storm are 5-2 on the Road and a perfect 15-0 at Home and

Creighton vs St. John’s Prediction

In the last 10 series meetings, Creighton is an impressive 8-2 SU and 6-3-1 ATS with St. John’s going 2-0-1 ATS the last 3 meetings after the Bluejays had reeled off 6 Consecutive ATS covers. The Totals are split 5-5-0 with 4 straight Unders in the series. This Creighton vs St. John’s NCAAB pick will look to 2 Trends and take the Points: the Bluejays 9-1-0 ATS record over its last 10 and Creighton going 6-3-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings. It seems impossible to beat St. John’s at the Mecca and at Home, but with an upset here, the Bluejays can tie the Red Storm atop the Big East Conference Regular Season standings with 12-3 records. But with the hosts coming off a Loss, it will be that much harder. 

Kevin’s Prediction: Creighton +6.5

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