The No. 18 UConn Huskies will try to continue their late-season surge when they face the St. John’s Red Storm on Saturday on CBS and Paramount+. UConn has won five of its last six games, but it was upset as a 14.5-point home favorite in the first meeting between these teams last month. The Red Storm have momentum coming into this game as well, having won three of their last four games, the latest victory being a 79-70 final at Georgetown on Wednesday. You can watch Saturday’s game on CBS and stream the game on Paramount+.
Tipoff is set for noon ET at Madison Square Garden in New York. The latest UConn vs. St. John’s odds from Caesars Sportsbook list the Huskies as 7-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is set at 152. Saturday’s showdown will be televised on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch St. John’s vs. UConn
- St. John’s vs. UConn date: Saturday, Feb. 25
- St. John’s vs. UConn time: Noon ET
- St. John’s vs. UConn TV channel: CBS
- St. John’s vs. UConn live stream: Paramount+ (try free for 7 days)
College basketball picks for UConn vs. St. John’s
Before tuning into the St. John’s vs. UConn game, you need to see the college basketball picks from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 16 of the season 71-42 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
For UConn vs. St. John’s, the model projects that the Huskies cover the spread. St. John’s has taken care of business against the teams at the bottom of the Big East standings, going 5-1 in its six games against Butler, DePaul and Georgetown. However, the Red Storm are just 2-10 against the other teams in the conference, with seven of those 10 setbacks coming by double-digits.
They had trouble closing out last-place Georgetown on Wednesday, letting a 15-point lead slip away in the second half before eventually taking control in the final minutes. St. John’s has only covered the spread three times in its last 10 games and it has lost five of its last six home games against UConn.
The Huskies are trending in the opposite direction, going 5-1 (4-2 against the spread) in their last six games this season. They are coming off one of their most dominant outings of the campaign, rolling to an 87-69 win over No. 20 Providence as 7.5-point favorites on Wednesday. Sophomore guard Jordan Hawkins paced four starters in double-figures with 20 points, while freshman forward Alex Karaban had 16 points and eight rebounds. The Huskies are 12-5 in their last 17 games against the Red Storm, and SportsLine’s model has UConn covering in well over 50% of the latest simulations. Stream the game here.
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