The UConn Huskies (29-4) are set to take on the St. John’s Red Storm (27-6) in the Big East Championship on Saturday, March 14. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET, live on FOX.
Before the players take the court, UConn is currently favored by a narrow 2.5-point margin at Madison Square Garden.
Below, we’ll break down our UConn vs. St. John’s prediction and picks for Saturday night’s game. Make your college basketball picks on PrizePicks and earn real money if you’re right, including on game winners, spreads, and over/unders.
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UConn vs. St. John’s Prediction, Spread, Over/Under
This will be the third meeting between UConn and St. John’s this season, and these teams split the first two matchups. The Red Storm have won three of the last four head-to-head meetings against the Huskies, though the most recent showdown was a 72-40 UConn victory on February 25.
Although the Huskies are 7-3 outright in the last 10 contests, they’re 4-6 ATS in that span. As for the Red Storm, they’ve gone 9-1 outright and 6-4 ATS in the same 10-game sample.
UConn vs. St. John’s Spread, Over/Under
UConn enters Saturday’s game as 2.5-point favorites, returning a 1.58x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win outright.
St. John’s are slight underdogs with a 2.38x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks, where you can earn money with your picks in 35 states.
- Spread: UConn Huskies -2.5
- Over/Under: 140.5
- Game Winner Payout: UConn 1.58x | St. John’s 2.38x
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UConn vs. St. John’s Prediction on Over/Under – 3/14/26
Here are the key stats to know before locking in your UConn vs. St. John’s prediction on the over/under for Saturday, March 14, on PrizePicks.
- UConn has achieved the under in four of the last six games (all against Big East opponents) this college basketball season.
- St. John’s is 2-8 to the over in the last 10 contests, which includes the most recent battle against UConn.
- With equal rest, the Huskies are only 7-7 to the over, while the Red Storm are 6-11 to the over in the same sample.
- Against conference opponents, St. John’s is 9-13 to the over.
- Under head coach Dan Hurley, UConn wants to slow the pace down, as Bart Torvik has the Huskies ranked 317th in adjusted tempo.
- Both of these programs are formidable on the defensive end of the floor, with UConn ranked 11th in adjusted defensive efficiency (94.6) and St. John’s sitting at 12th (94.8).
- Plus, the Huskies are sixth in effective field-goal percentage allowed (45.4%), and the Red Storm are 35th in the same metric (47.7%).
UConn vs. St. John’s Picks for PrizePicks Today: 3/14/26
Here are a pair of UConn vs. St. John’s picks to target for Saturday, March 14, on PrizePicks. Today’s college basketball picks for PrizePicks are headlined by UConn F Tarris Reed and St. John’s F Zuby Ejiofor.
UConn F Tarris Reed vs. St. John’s Projection: 24.5 Pts + Rebs
- Tarris Reed has posted at least 27 points and rebounds in four of his last six starts.
- Against St. John’s on February 25, Reed logged 20 points and 11 rebounds.
- With Reed grabbing 3 or more offensive rebounds in five straight appearances, it’s worth noting that the Red Storm are only 146th in defensive rebound rate (29.8%).
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St. John’s F Zuby Ejiofor vs. UConn Projection: 22.5 Pts + Rebs
- Zuby Ejiofor has notched 23 or more points and rebounds in five consecutive starts.
- While Ejiofor was limited to 6 points and 4 rebounds against the Huskies on February 25, he logged 21 points and 10 rebounds vs. UConn on February 6.
- Ejiofor leads St. John’s in free throw attempts per game (7.2), and UConn is 305th in free-throw rate allowed (40.5%).
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Will St. John’s repeat as Big East champions after winning last season, or will UConn build some momentum ahead of the NCAA Tournament?
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