The Creighton Bluejays take on the St. John's Red Storm in the Big East Tournament final. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
St. John's is favored by 6.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -278. The total is set at 140.5 points.
Here’s my Creighton vs. St. John's predictions and college basketball picks for March 15, 2025.
Creighton vs St. John's Prediction
My Pick: St. John's -6.5
My Creighton vs St. John's best bet is on the Red Storm spread, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Creighton vs St. John's Odds
| Creighton Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+6.5 -110 | 140.5 -110o / -110u | +225 |
| St. John's Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-6.5 -110 | 140.5 -110o / -110u | -278 |
- Creighton vs St. John's spread: St. John's -6.5
- Creighton vs St. John's over/under: 140.5 points
- Creighton vs St. John's moneyline: St. John's -278, Creighton +225
- Creighton vs St. John's best bet: St. John's -6.5
Spread
I'm taking the Johnnies to win and cover in the Big East Tournament final.
Moneyline
There's no value on the moneyline.
Over/Under
I have no play on the over/under.
My Pick: St. John's -6.5
Creighton vs St. John's College Basketball Betting Preview
For the first time since 2000, the St. John’s Red Storm will play in the Big East Tournament title game, in the hallowed arena it calls home.
The Red Storm were incredible in Friday’s semifinals, beating Marquette. The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early 15-point lead, scoring 24 of the game’s first 33 points.
In the game’s final 32 minutes (and change), St. John’s bashed Marquette by a score of 70-39. Marquette’s offense, typically crisp and efficient, was completely flummoxed by the Red Storm defense.
Marquette had not committed more than 13 turnovers in a game this season, but coughed up 17 on Friday night, compared to just six assists. The Golden Eagles’ 6-for-29 outside shooting felt like a cold outing, though in reality, it was the result of being hounded by the Johnnies for the entirety of every possession.
Nothing was open for Marquette, except the doors to exit Madison Square Garden.
In the nightcap, Creighton outdueled a surging UConn team, that rallied from a 15-point deficit, but ultimately came up short of the Bluejays.
Creighton and St. John’s have met twice already this season, splitting the meetings with each team winning at home. In Omaha, Creighton made nine 3-pointers. Meanwhile, St. John’s merely attempted nine and made just two shots from long range.
That shooting discrepancy outweighed the effects of the Johnnies' swarming defense, including Creighton point guard Steven Ashworth’s 10 turnovers, a career high in his 160+ collegiate outings.
In the rematch in Manhattan, St. John’s outmuscled the Bluejays, nabbing 20 offensive rebounds and earning 29 trips to the free throw line.
The key matchup in both outings came when St. John’s had the ball.
Creighton has made a living for nearly half a decade playing four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Kalkbrenner in drop coverage in the middle of the lane. His teammates force shooters off the 3-point line, left with the choice to attack an elite shot blocker or settle for low efficiency mid-range jump shots.
The Johnnies, however, aren't built to shoot the 3. They do it poorly and sparingly. Rick Pitino’s guys instead attack the rim or operate in the mid-range. Constantly ramming at Kalkbrenner at the rim could be a fool’s errand, but St. John’s is more adept than that.
Besides, as much as we want St. John’s offense to make some kind of spark, the Red Storm win on the other end of the floor. The pressure of the St. John’s defense feeds everything Pitino wants from his team.
With the energy of a wildly pro-Johnnies crowd in the building, it would feel psychotic to not expect St. John’s to answer the bell.
I’ll take it to win and cover.
