- St. John’s is a -15.5 point favorite vs Xavier
- Total (Over/Under): 160.5 points
- Xavier / St. John’s TV channel: FS1
The Xavier Musketeers visit Madison Square Garden to take on the St. John’s Red Storm on Feb. 9. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 pm in New York, NY.
St. John’s is the betting favorite in this game, with the spread sitting at -15.5 (-110).
The Xavier vs. St. John’s Over/Under is 160.5 total points.
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Xavier vs. St. John’s Odds, Spread, Over/Under
Xavier vs St. John’s Prediction for Today:
The winning team model predicts St. John’s will win this college basketball game with 79.1% confidence, based on game simulations, player injuries, key player performances and recent matchups.
Xavier vs St. John’s Spread Prediction:
Based on recent against-the-spread trends, the spread model predicts St. John’s will cover the spread with 66.2% confidence for today’s game.
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Xavier Basketball Best Bets Today:
- Xavier has hit the Game Total Over in 22 of their last 34 games (+11.00 Units / 29% ROI)
- Xavier has hit the 1H Game Total Over in 23 of their last 34 games (+10.15 Units / 26% ROI)
- Xavier has hit the Moneyline in 20 of their last 34 games (+6.75 Units / 1% ROI)
- Xavier has hit the 1H Moneyline in 19 of their last 34 games (+5.95 Units / 1% ROI)
- Xavier have covered the Spread in 19 of their last 34 games (+2.55 Units / 7% ROI)
St. John’s Basketball Best Bets Today:
- St. John’s has hit the 1H Moneyline in 26 of their last 35 games (+10.45 Units / 2% ROI)
- St. John’s has hit the Moneyline in 28 of their last 35 games (+7.10 Units / 0% ROI)
- St. John’s have covered the Spread in 20 of their last 35 games (+4.60 Units / 12% ROI)
- St. John’s has hit the Game Total Under in 13 of their last 22 games at home (+3.10 Units / 13% ROI)
- St. John’s has hit the Team Total Over in 20 of their last 35 games (+2.25 Units / 6% ROI)
Xavier Basketball Against the Spread Record (ATS)
Xavier has a 12-11 record against the spread this college basketball season (-0.05 Units / -0.2% ROI).
- 12-11 when betting on the Moneyline for +1.75 Units / 0.23% ROI
- 15-6 when betting the Over for +8.4 Units / 33.2% ROI
- 6-15 when betting the Under for -10.5 Units / -41.5% ROI
St. John’s Basketball Against the Spread Record (ATS)
St. John’s has a 13-10 record against the spread this college basketball season (+2 Units / 7.91% ROI).
- 18-5 when betting on the Moneyline for +0.95 Units / 0.04% ROI
- 11-12 when betting the Over for -2.2 Units / -8.7% ROI
- 12-11 when betting the Under for -0.1 Units / -0.4% ROI
Xavier Offensive Stats & Trends:
Xavier has an assist to turnover ratio of 2.0 (212 assists/ 108 TOs) in the second half this season — best among Big East Teams; League Avg: 1.5
Xavier has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.8 (413 assists/ 236 TOs) this season — tied for 7th best among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 1.2
Xavier has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.8 (413 assists/ 236 TOs) this season — best among Big East Teams; League Avg: 1.4
Xavier has averaged 18.0 assists per game (413 assists/23 games) this season — 9th best among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 14.2
St. John’s Offensive Stats & Trends:
St. John’s has 559 offensive rebounds at home since the start of the 2024-25 season — most among Big East Teams
St. John’s has averaged 14.8 offensive rebounds per game (1,288 rebounds/87 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season — tied for 2nd best among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 10.0
St. John’s has averaged 14.8 offensive rebounds per game (1,288 rebounds/87 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season — tied for 2nd best among Power Conference teams; League Avg: 11.1
St. John’s had 552 offensive rebounds last season — most among Big East Teams
Xavier Defensive Stats & Trends:
Xavier has allowed opponents to shoot 47% (653/1,388) this season — tied for 28th highest among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 44%
Xavier has allowed opponents to shoot 34% from three (90/264) in the first half this season — 5th highest among Big East Teams; League Avg: 34%
Xavier has allowed 77.7 points per game (1,788 points/23 games) this season — 3rd highest among Big East Teams; League Avg: 73.3
Xavier averaged 6.9 steals per game (229 steals/33 games) last season — 3rd best among Big East Teams; League Avg: 6.3
St. John’s Defensive Stats & Trends:
St. John’s has forced 15.2 turnovers per game (320 turnovers/21 games) at home since the start of the 2024-25 season — best among Big East Teams; League Avg: 10.8
St. John’s forced 15.6 turnovers per game (436 turnovers/28 games) last season — best among Power Conference defenses; League Avg: 11.3
St. John’s has forced 13.1 turnovers per game (222 turnovers/17 games) this season — tied for 5th best among Power Conference defenses; League Avg: 10.9
St. John’s has allowed opponents to shoot 41% (1,391/3,421) since the start of the 2024-25 season — best among Big East Teams; League Avg: 43%
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