| MATCHUP |
St. John's Red Storm |
Kansas Jayhawks |
| Team Records |
29-6 |
24-10 |
| Spread |
-3.5 -108 |
+3.5 -112 |
| Moneyline |
-175 |
+145 |
| Total |
Over 144.5 (-108) |
Under 144.5 (-112) |
| Where |
Kansas Stadium |
| When |
Sunday, March 22, 2026 |
| Time |
05:15 PM EDT |
| TV |
CBS |
The St. John’s Red Storm and the Kansas Jayhawks meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Viejas Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. John’s Red Storm vs. Kansas Jayhawks prediction.
St. John’s Red Storm Recap
The St. John’s Red Storm come into this game looking to add on to their 79-53 win over Northern Iowa last time out.
Red Storm Looking To Make It To Second Weekend For First Time Since 1999
Zuby Ejiofor leads the Red Storm in scoring and rebounding with 16.2 PPG and 7.4 RPG along with 3.5 APG while Bryce Hopkins has 13.6 PPG with 5.8 RPG. Ian Jackson has 10.5 PPG with 2.3 RPG and Oziyah Sellers has 10.9 PPG with 3.1 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for St. John’s up to this point in the year. Joson Sanon also has 8.2 PPG with 2.6 RPG and Dillon Mitchell also has 9.2 PPG with 7.1 RPG as well on the year for the Red Storm. As a team, St. John’s is averaging 84.3 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
Kansas Jayhawks Recap
The Kansas Jayhawks come into this game looking to build on a 68-60 win over Cal Baptist last time out.
Jayhawks Looking For Rare Round Of 32 Win
Darryn Peterson has 19.9 PPG and 4.2 RPG in 20 games plays and Tre White has 14.3 PPG with 6.9 RPG. Flory Bidunga has 13.8 PPG with a team-high 9 RPG and Melvin Council Jr. has 13.4 PPG with 4.9 RPG and a team-high 5.2 APG to lead the Jayhawks in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Kansas up to this point in the year. Bryson Tiller also has 8.3 PPG with 6.1 RPG as well so far this season for Kansas. As a team, Kansas is averaging 76.5 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 76.7% from the foul line this season.
St. John’s Red Storm vs. Kansas Jayhawks Prediction
I’m on St. John’s here. I think the Red Storm are the better team in this matchup, and while a lot of folks will clamor for Darryn Peterson to be the best player on the floor, I think Zuby Ejiofor can be a point of contention for that. The Red Storm are no joke and I just didn’t love what I saw from Kansas against Cal Baptist. I’ll side with the Johnnies here.
Chris Ruffolo's Pick: St. John's -3.5
