Its Sunday, February 23, and the biggest game of the day is at Madison Square Garden in New York City where the UConn Huskies (18-8, 10-5) will take the court against the Red Storm of St. John’s (23-4, 14- 2) in a Big East showdown.
The Huskies are looking to build on their win Tuesday night over Villanova. UConn closed the game on a 27-6 run to knock off the Wildcats, 66-59. Freshman Liam McNeeley scored 20 to lead the comeback.
St. John’s has won two in a row and 12 of their last 13 games overall. Wednesday, they smacked DePaul 82-58. Deivon Smith led the Johnnies with 20 points.
St. John’s is a perfect 16-0 at home this season. UConn is 6-3 on the road.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the opening tip, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
Game details & how to watch Huskies at Red Storm
- Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
- Time: 12:00PM EST
- Site: Madison Square Garden
- City: New York, NY
- Network/Streaming: FOX
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Game odds for Huskies at Red Storm
*odds courtesy of BetMGM
- Odds: UConn Huskies (+155), St. John’s Red Storm (-190)
- Spread: Red Storm -4.5
- Total: 138.5 points
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Expert picks & predictions for UConn at St. John’s
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NCAA calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, injuries, and the schedule.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Huskies & Red Storm game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on St. John’s on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on St. John’s at -4.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Game Total over 138.5.
Huskies vs Red Storm: Top betting trends and recent stats
- St. John’s has won its last 27 home games against teams with worse records
- The Under is 7-3 in St. John’s last 10 games
- The Red Storm is 9-6-1 ATS at home this season
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