St. John's vs Arkansas Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for NCAA Tournament Second Round

The No. 2 seed St. John's Red Storm (31-4) take to the court against the No. 10 seed Arkansas Razorbacks (21-13) with a Sweet 16 berth in the West Region of the bracket up for grabs on Saturday at Amica Mutual Pavilion at 2:40 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

St. John's vs. Arkansas Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, March 22, 2025
• Game time: 2:40 p.m. ET
• TV channel: CBS
• Location: Providence, Rhode Island
• Arena: Amica Mutual Pavilion

St. John's vs. Arkansas Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: St. John's win (67.5%)

Here's a look at some betting trends for St. John's (-6.5) versus Arkansas on Saturday. The total has been set at 145.5 points for this game.

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St. John's vs. Arkansas: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• St. John's has covered 22 times in 35 games with a spread this season.
• Arkansas has won 17 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 17 times.
• Arkansas covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point underdog or more 83.3% of the time. That's more often than St. John's covers as a favorite of 6.5 or more (56%).
• The Red Storm have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than road games. They have covered 10 times in 18 games at home, and they've covered six times in 10 games on the road.
• The Razorbacks have performed better against the spread at home (9-8-0) than on the road (5-5-0) this year.

St. John's vs. Arkansas: Moneyline Betting Stats

• St. John's has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 30 games this year and has walked away with the win 28 times (93.3%) in those games.
• The Red Storm have not lost in 21 games this year when favored by -295 or better on the moneyline.
• Arkansas has won six of the 16 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (37.5%).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +235 or longer, the Razorbacks have a 2-3 record (winning 40% of their games).
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies St. John's has a 74.7% chance of walking away with the win.

St. John's vs. Arkansas Head-to-Head Comparison

• St. John's has a +466 scoring differential, topping opponents by 13.3 points per game. It is putting up 78.8 points per game to rank 57th in college basketball and is allowing 65.5 per outing to rank 26th in college basketball.
• RJ Luis ranks 61st in the nation with a team-leading 18.5 points per game.
• Arkansas' +187 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 76.7 points per game (97th in college basketball) while allowing 71.2 per contest (154th in college basketball).
• Adou Thiero leads Arkansas, putting up 15.7 points per game (211th in college basketball).
• The Red Storm average 36.7 rebounds per game (10th in college basketball) while allowing 30.9 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 5.8 boards per game.
• Zuby Ejiofor is 60th in college basketball play with eight rebounds per game to lead the Red Storm.
• The Razorbacks are 178th in college basketball at 32 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 31.5 their opponents average.
• Thiero's six rebounds per game lead the Razorbacks and rank 323rd in the country.
• St. John's puts up 96.4 points per 100 possessions (157th in college basketball), while allowing 80.1 points per 100 possessions (second in college basketball).
• The Razorbacks' 97.4 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 131st in college basketball, and the 90.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 96th in college basketball.

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