St John's Red Storm vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/19/2025

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Venue:  Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL 

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  St John’s -12.5, DePaul +12.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  St John’s -12.5, DePaul +12.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  St John’s -12.5, DePaul +12.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

St John's Red Storm:  22-4 (13-2) (1st place, Big East)

DePaul Blue Demons:  11-15 (2-13) (11th place, Big East)

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St John's Red Storm:  4-1  last 5

DePaul Blue Demons:  1-4  last 5

St John’s is entering this game with a 22-4 record overall, a 13-2 record in conference games, and they are 5-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a win against the Creighton Bluejays in their last game. RJ Luis Jr. led the team in points per game in that game with 23 while Kadary Richmond was next on the team with 19. Zuby Ejiofor and RJ Luis Jr. each led the team in assists with 5 in that game while RJ Luis Jr. led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 38.4% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 58.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 78.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.6 PPG against them. St John’s has an ATS record of 15-10-1 this season and their O/U record is 12-14.

DePaul is entering this game with an 11-15 record overall, a 2-13 conference record, and they are 10-6 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a loss against the Xavier Musketeers in their last game. CJ Gunn led the team in points in that game with 16 while Layden Blocker was next on the team with 12. Isaiah Rivera led the team in assists with 3 in that game while Isaiah Rivera and David Skogman each led the team in rebounds with 5. They were 44.1% from the field, 24.1% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.2 PPG against them. DePaul has an ATS record of 12-14 this season and their O/U record is 15-11.

The current betting odds have St John's listed as a 12.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. St John's has looked great in their games this season with their 22-4 record overall and their 13-2 conference record which has them right at the top of the Big East. They have been a good road team this year with their 5-2 road record and have been climbing up the rankings lately too. Meanwhile, DePaul has looked terrible in their games this season with their 11-15 record overall and their 2-13 conference record which has them right at the bottom of the Big East. They haven't been terrible on their home court with their 10-6 home record, but they definitely haven't been great there either. They are coming off a loss to Xavier in their last one and they haven't looked good lately as they are 1-4 in their last 5 games. St John's has been rolling though as they are 4-1 in their last 5 games and they are coming off a win over Creighton in their last one. They did lose a game to Villanova just last week, but they had won 10 games in a row going into that one. They bounced back in their last one by getting their revenge on Creighton who beat them earlier in the year, and now they will be looking to assert their dominance over the worst team in the conference. DePaul has been one of the worst teams in the Big East over the last few years and nothing has changed for them in their first season with a new coach while St John's is finally starting to explode under Pitino in his 2nd season there so look for St John's to beat up on the worst team in the conference and continue their dominance here. The best way to place a bet here is on St John's to cover the spread in this game. 

St John's DePaul Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (9:00 pm ET start time) is St John’s 82 DePaul 58.

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St John's Red Storm: 24-13 ATS off a home win. 13-5 ATS off a home win against a conference rival. 9-4 ATS versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of 45% or more. 34-25 1H OVER versus teams who are called for 17 or less fouls/game. 36-27 1H OVER versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing 14 turnovers/game or less.

DePaul Blue Demons: 5-19 ATS as a home underdog or pick. 9-19 ATS revenging a road loss vs opponent. 9-24 ATS versus good rebounding teams - outrebounding opponents by 4+ per game. 29-19 OVER off a loss against a conference rival. 7-2 OVER after a game where they allowed a shooting pct. of 55% or higher.

St John's Red Storm:  B. Dunlap (F) Out - Hand.

DePaul Blue Demons:  N. Benson (F) Questionable - Hand. C. Enright (G) Out - Undisclosed. N. Kasher (G) Out - Redshirt. S. Konneh (F) Out - Redshirt.

“You guys are witnessing something very, very special. I can assure you I had nothing to do with 19,800 people here today. This is a players’ reunion with St. John’s, they’re bringing the fans back with their effort. For me, it’s extra special to see St. John’s so happy and the Garden so happy. As a New Yorker, I look at this with great pride, not for myself or anything I’m doing, but for St. John’s. We’re a team at the Garden. I told the Garden: I want you to own St. John’s University.” - Rick Pitino after his team’s win against Creighton in their last game. 

"We have still missed some open shots that you've got to make at this point. Bottom line is you've got to make them at this point." - Chris Holtmann after his team’s loss against Xavier in their last game. 

Z. Ejiofor 

R. Luis 

K. Richmond 

A. Scott 

S. Wilcher

L. Blocker 

T. D'Amico 

C. Enright 

I. Rivera 

D. Skogman

PPG: R. Luis (17.6)

APG: K. Richmond (5.1)

Reb/G: Z. Ejiofor (8)

PPG: C. Gunn (12.3)

APG: C. Enright (6.2)

Reb/G: N. Benson (6.1)

Coaches:

St John's Red Storm: Rick Pitino (2nd season)

DePaul Blue Demons: Chris Holtmann (1st season)