Colgate vs St. John’s Prediction 11/11/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

Colgate vs St. John’s Prediction

In this Colgate vs St. John’s Prediction, St. John’s is coming as -28.5 home favorites. Both teams have started the season on completely opposite fashion, as St. John’s has been undefeated and playing excellent defense, while Colgate has been winless and struggling to score, having a very bad field goal percentage. The Red Storm have been better both offensively and defensively and will be playing its third straight game at home to start the season and have been excellent in turnovers for/against, as they have a -10 turnover differential, so I expect them to dominate this game. Take St. John’s and lay the points at home.

St. John’s Red Storm Preview

The St. John’s Red Storm have a 2-0 overall record and a 2-0 home record. They are coming off a 104-65 home win against Iona and will face Syracuse and Siena next.

Offensively, they are averaging 91 points per game (ranking 73rd in the nation), while allowing 64 points per game defensively (ranking 98th in the nation) and have a 124.6 offensive rating (ranking 63rd) and a 87.6 defensive rating (ranking 86th). The Red Storm are shooting 48.8% from the field (ranking 116th) and 39.6% from beyond the arc (ranking 60th), while allowing their opponents to shoot with 41.8% from the field (ranking 187th) and 36.7% from the 3-point range (ranking 304th). They are shooting with a 75.5% from the free-throw line (ranking 87th). They are grabbing 39 rebounds per game (ranking 155th) and allow 29.5 rebounds per game off their opponents (52nd), while averaging 18.5 assists per game (ranking 74th) and allowing their opponents to dish 13 assists per game (189th). They average 3 blocks per game (ranking 214th) and 11.5 steals per game (ranking 36th), while committing 8.5 turnovers per game (ranking 23rd) and forcing their opponents into 18.5 turnovers per game (ranking 40th).

Keyshawn Hall leads St. John’s in scoring, averaging 19.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field, also adding a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game. Tounde Yessoufou follows with 17.5 ppg on 54.5% shooting from the field. Ian Jackson follows with 16 ppg on 54.2% shooting from the field. Quinn Ellis leads the team in assists with 9 per game.

Colgate Raiders Preview

The Colgate Raiders have a 0-2 overall record and 0-2 road record. They are coming off a 74-77 road loss against Drexel and will face Delaware and Utica next.

Offensively, they are averaging 75 points per game (ranking 234th in the nation), while allowing 83.5 points per game defensively (ranking 305th in the nation) and have a 104.3 offensive rating (ranking 242nd) and a 116.1 defensive rating (ranking 310th). The Raiders are shooting 40.6% from the field (ranking 289th) and 34.5% from beyond the arc (ranking 157th), while allowing their opponents to shoot with 43.9% from the field (ranking 233rd) and 33.3% from the 3-point range (ranking 231st). They are shooting with a 55.6% from the free-throw line (ranking 345th). They are grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game (ranking 142nd) and allow 36.5 rebounds per game off their opponents (222nd), while averaging 17 assists per game (ranking 114th) and allowing their opponents to dish 15 assists per game (251st). They average 1.5 blocks per game (ranking 326th) and 3 steals per game (ranking 358th), while committing 9.5 turnovers per game (ranking 49th) and forcing their opponents into 9.5 turnovers per game (ranking 331st).

Andrew Alekseyenko leads Colgate in scoring, averaging 22.5 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field, also adding a team-high 12.5 rebounds per game. Sam Wright follows with 18 ppg on 52.4% shooting from the field. Parker Jones follows with 12.5 ppg on 43.5% shooting from the field. Blake Forrest leads the team in assists with 3.5 per game.

Colgate Raiders @ St. John’s Red Storm Betting Trends: November 11, 2026

Why the St. John’s Red Storm will win

• St. John’s has won each of its last 40 games against non-Conference opponents at Carnesecca Arena.
• Colgate has lost each of its last five games against non-Conference opponents.
• Colgate has lost the first half in each of its last five road games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of St. John’s’ last six night games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 146 or fewer points.
• Each of Colgate’s last four games against AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 150 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• St. John’s ranks 21st among Division 1 teams for turnover percentage this season (10.1%).
• St. John’s ranks T22nd among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw attempts per game this season (13.5).
• Colgate ranks 358th among Division 1 teams for opponent free throws made per game this season (24.5).
• Colgate ranks 44th among Division 1 teams for turnover percentage this season (11.3%).

Nick Lagouretos's Pick: St. John's -28.5