St. John’s vs Georgetown Prediction 1/28/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a St. John’s vs Georgetown Prediction for this college basketball game on Tuesday,  January 28th, at the Capital One Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Red Storm’’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Hoyas’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St John’s

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Georgetown

-Recent betting trends in games played between St. John’s and Georgetown

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Red Storm and Hoyas.

St. John’s Has Confidence

St John’s has confidence heading into this game and they have won six games in a row. Two games ago against Seton Hall, St John’s was able to secure 79-51 and in the last game against Xavier, they ended up winning by 79-71. It took overtime in the last game, and they were able to secure the 79-71 victory. Even though St. John’s won they hit only 8.3 percent of their shots from deep and that is going to need to be changed here. 

St John’s sits with a 17-3 record overall and they have gone 12-7-1 against the spread. The over has hit in 10 of the 20 games so far this season. St. John’s is averaging 80.5 points while their defense is giving up 66.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 46th in the league while the defense is ranked 50th in the league. RJ Luis Jr is averaging 17.8 points while shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 27.5 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Why St John’s Will Beat Georgetown 

• Georgetown has lost each of its last 15 home games against AP-ranked opponents.
• St. John’s has won each of its last 10 night games.
• The road team has won the first half in five of the last six games between St. John’s and Georgetown.

Georgetown Looks to Bounce Back

Georgetown in the last game faced off against Providence and they ended up losing 78-68. At halftime, they were down 38-33 and they couldn’t bounce back in the second half. Micah Peavy put up 27 points, two rebounds, and two assists. Thomas Sorber also had a strong game putting up 25 points, 15 rebounds, and two assists. Two games ago against Villanova, they went on the road and they were knocked off 64-63. 

Georgetown comes into this game with a 13-7 record overall and they have gone 11-9 against the spread. Georgetown is averaging 72.2 points while their defense is giving up 65 points per game. The offense is ranked 244th in the league while the defense is ranked 32nd. Thomas Sorber has been the top player for Georgetown averaging 14.8 points while shooting 52 percent from the field and 20 percent from behind the three-point line. Georgetown will meet Butler after this game.

Total Point Facts

• Each of the last five games between St. John’s and Georgetown at Capital One Arena has produced a total of 149+ points.
• Each of St. John’s’ last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Capital One Arena have produced a total of 149+ points.

St John’s vs Georgetown Prediction

St John’s offense is averaging 80.5 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Georgetown didn’t look good in their last game, and on the season, they are averaging only 72.2 points per game. Their offense hasn’t been great, and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. St John’s is going to get the job done here. Back St John’s against the spread.