{"id":33460,"date":"2025-02-07T09:59:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=33460"},"modified":"2025-02-07T09:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:59:32","slug":"st-johns-vs-uconn-predictions-college-basketball-picks-for-february-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/college-basketball\/st-johns-vs-uconn-predictions-college-basketball-picks-for-february-7-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"St. John&#8217;s vs UConn Predictions: College Basketball Picks for February 7, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. John&#8217;s and UConn clash in a Big East matchup on Friday night in college basketball. Get college basketball picks for today around St. John&#8217;s vs UConn battling in a conference showdown in Storrs, CT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this Big East matchup tipping off at 8:00PM ET on February 7, 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John&#8217;s vs UConn Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date: <\/strong>Friday, February 7, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8:00 PM ET \/ 5:00 PM PT<br><strong>Broadcast:<\/strong> FOX<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT<br><strong>Spread:<\/strong> UConn -3.5 | Total: 141.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John&#8217;s vs UConn Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UConn head coach Dan Hurley would probably like to be a little healthier heading into one of the biggest games on the Big East slate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freshman Liam McNeeley is expected to make his return from injury on Friday, but he has not taken the court since New Years Day. That&#8217;s the good news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bad news is that there are several other question marks on the Huskies&#8217; roster. Fellow freshman Ahmad Nowell has already been ruled out after missing the last two games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior guard Hassan Diarra is questionable after being held to a total of eight points in the Huskies&#8217; last two games. Aidan Mahaney is also questionable after playing just seven minutes against Marquette on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rick Pitino&#8217;s Red Storm still have not lost since the calendar turned to 2025. St. John&#8217;s has a one-game lead atop the league standings after nine-straight wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll use similar rationale here as we did for USC: We like a road team that doesn&#8217;t rely on three-pointers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. John&#8217;s is bottom-20 in the country in three-point attempts. Only 22.3-percent of the Red Storm&#8217;s points come from beyond the arc. That formula has propelled St. John&#8217;s to road wins at Providence, Xavier, Seton Hall and Georgetown.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John&#8217;s vs UConn Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Red Storm only needed three made three-pointers to beat Marquette on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Big East play, St. John&#8217;s defense is No. 1 in efficiency, No. 1 in effective field goal shooting allowed, No. 2 in two-point shooting percentage allowed, No. 2 in turnover rate and No. 2 in block rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s a great recipe for road wins in tough environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John&#8217;s vs UConn Prediction: St. John&#8217;s +3.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join the country&#8217;s longest-running sports betting newsletter for our weekly NFL all-access package, featuring selections added to the card through out the week. 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Get college basketball picks for today around St. John's vs UConn battling in a conference showdown in Storrs, CT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this Big East matchup tipping off at 8:00PM ET on February 7, 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John's vs UConn Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Friday, February 7, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8:00 PM ET \/ 5:00 PM PT<br><strong>Broadcast:<\/strong> FOX<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT<br><strong>Spread:<\/strong> UConn -3.5 | Total: 141.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John's vs UConn Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>UConn head coach Dan Hurley would probably like to be a little healthier heading into one of the biggest games on the Big East slate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Freshman Liam McNeeley is expected to make his return from injury on Friday, but he has not taken the court since New Years Day. That's the good news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The bad news is that there are several other question marks on the Huskies' roster. Fellow freshman Ahmad Nowell has already been ruled out after missing the last two games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Senior guard Hassan Diarra is questionable after being held to a total of eight points in the Huskies' last two games. Aidan Mahaney is also questionable after playing just seven minutes against Marquette on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Rick Pitino's Red Storm still have not lost since the calendar turned to 2025. St. John's has a one-game lead atop the league standings after nine-straight wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>We'll use similar rationale here as we did for USC: We like a road team that doesn't rely on three-pointers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>St. John's is bottom-20 in the country in three-point attempts. Only 22.3-percent of the Red Storm's points come from beyond the arc. That formula has propelled St. John's to road wins at Providence, Xavier, Seton Hall and Georgetown.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John's vs UConn Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Storm only needed three made three-pointers to beat Marquette on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>In Big East play, St. John's defense is No. 1 in efficiency, No. 1 in effective field goal shooting allowed, No. 2 in two-point shooting percentage allowed, No. 2 in turnover rate and No. 2 in block rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>That's a great recipe for road wins in tough environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John's vs UConn Prediction: St. John's +3.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Join the country's longest-running sports betting newsletter for our weekly NFL all-access package, featuring selections added to the card through out the week. There's a reason why bettors (and occasionally bookmakers) have trusted GoldSheet over the last seven decades: 361-313-10 (53.6%) on all football selections for +92.3%&nbsp;profit last three seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay Updated for More Betting Insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-LWCov8fmqA?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Stay updated on the latest&nbsp;<strong>college basketball betting insights<\/strong>&nbsp;and predictions at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wagertalk.com<\/a><\/strong>, where we provide expert analysis throughout the&nbsp;<strong>2024-2025 college basketball season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch ALL of the College Basketball Free Picks Videos and Betting Reviews for the Week!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"love-what-you-see-sign-up-for-a-free-wager-talk-account\">Love What You See?  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