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St. John’s vs Georgetown Prediction 12/31/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

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MATCHUP St. John's Red Storm Georgetown Hoyas
Team Records 8-4 9-4
Where Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
When Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Time 08:00 PM EST
TV FS1

The St. John’s Red Storm and the Georgetown Hoyas meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Capital One Arena in Washington. Here’s a St. John’s vs Georgetown prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best St. John’s vs Georgetown pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

St. John’s Red Storm Betting Preview

This year the Red Storm opened on a 4-3 run with wins over Quinnipiac, William & Mary, Bucknell and Baylor among losses to Alabama, Iowa State and Auburn. St. John’s has since gone 4-1 with a loss to Kentucky amid wins over Ole Miss, Iona, DePaul and Harvard. Over 12 games so far that gives the Red Storm an 8-4 record overall this year.

In the Harvard game on December 23, the Storm entered the locker room with a 13-point edge. St. John’s hit a 39-26 run the rest of the way in an 85-59 win. Zuby Ejiofor had 14 points with nine boards and four assists, while Bryce Hopkins had 14 points with four assists and three boards. Ian Jackson had 14 points as well alongside two rebounds and one assist in the winning effort for the Red Storm.

Georgetown Hoyas Betting Preview

Over on the Georgetown side, they beat Morgan State, Maryland, Binghamton, Clemson and Wagner before falling to Dayton, Miami ad North Carolina over the next four outings. Since then it’s been a 3-1 run with a loss to Xavier among wins over Saint Peter’s, Marquette and Coppin State. Across 13 games this year the Hoyas are 9-4 overall in the record books.

In their December 22 matchup with Coppin State, the Hoyas were up comfortably 53-25 by halftime. Georgetown hit a 44-42 run the rest of the way in a 96-67 blowout victory. Julius Halaifonua was tops on 20 points with eight rebounds in 27 minutes. Isaiah Abraham added 17 points while both KJ Lewis (eight assists; seven rebounds) and Jayden Fort (four rebounds) each had 15 points.

St. John’s Red Storm @ Georgetown Hoyas Betting Trends: December 31, 2025

Why the Georgetown Hoyas will win

  • Georgetown has won each of its last six games at Capital One Arena following a home win.

Why the St. John’s Red Storm will win

  • St. John’s has won each of its last 10 games against Conference opponents.
  • Georgetown has lost 34 of its last 42 games against the Big East Conference at Capital One Arena.

St. John’s vs Georgetown Prediction

I’ll stick with St. John’s, but you could argue this one either way. The Red Storm made short work of Harvard in their last outing thanks to 50 percent shooting, 32 rebounds and a 42-28 advantage on points in the paint. St. John’s bounced back well after posting just 66 points in a 12-point loss to Kentucky the game before. The Storm have now scored 79 or more points in each of their last three wins.

As for the Hoyas, they shot a nice 55 percent from the field with 36 rebounds, 40 points in the paint and just seven turnovers in their latest win over Coppin State. Georgetown is looking good over this current 3-1 run, with a lone 80-77 loss to Xavier as the only blemish. The Hoyas should give St. John’s a nice challenge here; it’ll be a good matchup.

Andrew Jett's Pick: St. John's Red Storm -8.5

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