UConn vs St. John's College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Big East Tournament Championship

The Big East champion will be crowned Saturday as the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies (29-4, 17-3 Big East) face off against the No. 1 St. John's Red Storm (27-6, 18-2 Big East) at 6:30 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.

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

• Game day: Saturday, March 14, 2026
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: FOX
• Location: New York City, New York
• Arena: Madison Square Garden

UConn vs. St. John's Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: UConn win (59.9%)

Before you wager on Saturday's UConn-St. John's spread (UConn -3.5) or total (140.5 points), check out the betting insights and trends below.

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

• UConn has compiled a 12-21-0 ATS record so far this year.
• St. John's is 19-14-0 ATS this season.
• UConn covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 33.3% of the time. That's more often than St. John's covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (never covered this season).
• When playing at home, the Huskies have a worse record against the spread (4-13-0) compared to their ATS record on the road (5-6-0).
• The Red Storm have performed better against the spread away (7-3-0) than at home (8-9-0) this season.
• UConn has nine wins against the spread in 22 conference games this season.
• St. John's Big East record against the spread is 14-8-0.

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

• UConn has been the moneyline favorite in 28 games this season and has come away with the win 24 times (85.7%) in those contests.
• The Huskies have a mark of 22-3 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by -166 or better on the moneyline.
• St. John's has won one of the four games it was the moneyline underdog this season (25%).
• The Red Storm have played as a moneyline underdog of +138 or longer in just one game this season, which they lost.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UConn has a 62.4% chance of walking away with the win.

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

• UConn was 90th in college basketball in points scored (77 per game) and 56th in points conceded (68) last year.
• UConn was 111th in college basketball in rebounds per game (33.1) and second-best in rebounds allowed (25.9) last season.
• UConn was eighth-best in college basketball in assists (17.3 per game) last season.
• Last year, UConn was 71st in college basketball in turnovers committed (10 per game) and 317th in turnovers forced (9.8).
• St. John's posted 78.5 points per game (65th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while surrendering 65.8 points per contest (27th-ranked).
• St. John's was top-25 last season in rebounding, ranking eighth-best in college basketball with 36.9 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 182nd with 31.2 rebounds allowed per contest.
• St. John's ranked 53rd in the nation with 15.7 dimes per game.
• St. John's committed 10.3 turnovers per game last year (98th-ranked in college basketball), and it forced 14.2 turnovers per contest (17th-best).

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