The Creighton Bluejays take on the St. John's Red Storm in New York, NY. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. ET on FS1.
St. John's is favored by 6.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -250. The total is set at 142.5 points.
Here are my Creighton vs. St. John's predictions and college basketball picks for February 16, 2025.
Creighton vs St. John's Prediction
My Pick: St. John's -5.5 (Play to -6.5)
My Creighton vs St. John's best bet is on the Red Storm spread, with the best odds currently available at FanDuel. 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 -112 | 142.5 -108o / -112u | +205 |
| St. John's Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-6.5 -108 | 142.5 -108o / -112u | -250 |
- Creighton vs St. John's spread: St. John -6.5
- Creighton vs St. John's over/under: 142.5 points
- Creighton vs St. John's moneyline: St. John's -250, Creighton +205
- Creighton vs St. John's best bet: St. John's -5.5 (Play to -6.5)
Spread
The Red Storm perform well against the spread and look like a legit Final Four contender, so I'm backing them here.
Moneyline
I have no play on the moneyline.
Over/Under
I'm not going to bet on the total.
My Pick: St. John's -5.5 (Play to -6.5)
Creighton vs St. John's College Basketball Betting Preview
We have an enormous matinee in Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Creighton looks to pull into a tie atop the Big East with a sweep of St. John’s, while the Red Storm aim to take a commanding two-game lead in conference play.
The Jays have been road warriors this season, sporting a robust 7-1 mark against the number away from home.
The Johnnies, meanwhile, have been stronger at home, sitting at 9-6 ATS.
Both teams have been on fire in 2025. Creighton has risen nearly 30 spots in KenPom since late December, and St. John’s has looked like a legit Final Four contender since the New Year.
Creighton looks to bounce back from its first-ever home loss to UConn, a game in which it led by as many as 14 points. The Johnnies aren’t exactly the best team to play following a loss, but at least the Jays know they can compete.
Creighton won the first meeting between the two in an ugly affair that saw both teams combine for 113 points. The Jays bottled up the Red Strom, holding them to 39% from 2 and allowing just six free throw attempts.
The first game's pace favored Creighton, with the Jays able to dictate pace more effectively. However, a chief concern for the second matchup is ball handling, as Creighton coughed it up a whopping 19 times in the first contest.
Creighton’s best path to scoring is shooting – it leads the Big East in 3-point attempt rate, and it’s virtually impossible to score against St. John’s inside the arc.
The Johnnies have become somewhat of a mini-Houston with the way they defend and control the glass. Creighton’s ball-screen actions should be well defended by the big St. John's guards, and the Red Storm are tough as nails defending post-ups.
Hot shooting is a must to win on the road in this one.
The first game should give St. John’s confidence despite the loss. The Johnnies wreaked havoc on Creighton’s guards, and lead ball-handler Steven Ashworth was in hell, turning it over 10 times.
Rick Pitino will extend full-court pressure and use his massive perimeter size, strength and athleticism advantage to overwhelm the Bluejays' backcourt. The Johnnies are the best defensive team in the Big East, but of course, they need to be wary of the 3-ball.
Offense might be tough again for St. John’s. Pitino’s squad can’t really shoot, ranking last in the Big East in both 3-point percentage and 3-point attempt rate, and Creighton is the best defensive rebounding team in the Big East, an effective deterrent to St. John’s relentless glass attack.
With Ryan Kalkbrenner roaming the paint, scoring at the rim and getting to the line could be a challenge again.
The transition will be St. John’s best avenue for scoring, especially if it can force live ball turnovers against the overmatched Creighton guards.
The Jays have been good at getting back in transition this season, but the calculus changes when they have to retreat following a turnover versus a missed shot or score.
RJ Luis Jr. and Kadary Richmond are extremely tough matchups for Creighton’s perimeter. Both are so strong attacking the hoop and have massive athleticism edges. Interestingly, the mid-range – an area where both guards tend to hover – could be a viable scoring path.
While it’s not the most efficient shot overall, St. John’s has been better than most at taking and making tough shots. The Johnnies rank 25th nationally in field goal attempt rate in the mid-range and 75th in field goal percentage, per CBB Analytics.
Creighton allows the mid-range by design – it takes away the 3 and the rim at a high rate, leaving the in-between free for Johnnies jumpers.
St. John’s will exact its revenge and move into a dominant position atop the conference standings.
