St. John’s vs Kentucky Prediction 12/20/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Saint John’s Red Storm and the Kentucky Wildcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Here’s a St. John’s vs Kentucky prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best St. John’s vs Kentucky 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

The Storm got off to a shaky 4-3 start this year with losses to Alabama, Iowa State and Auburn. The wins otherwise were versus Quinnipiac, William & Mary, Bucknell and Baylor. Since then however, St. John’s has won three straight. Those wins have come courtesy of Ole Miss, Iona and DePaul, giving the Storm a 7-3 overall record across their first 10 games this year.

In the DePaul game on Tuesday, the Red Storm opened up with an 11-point lead in the first. St. John’s kept the Demons at bay with 40 more points from there and won 79-66 in the end. Dylan Darling led the team with 17 points, six rebounds and two assists, while Joson Sanon added 15 points with nine rebounds. Ian Jackson put up 10 points with three rebounds in 14 minutes as well.

Kentucky Wildcats Betting Preview

Over on the Kentucky side, they started out the year at 5-2. The losses were versus Louisville and Michigan State. Otherwise it was wins over Nicholls, Valparaiso, Eastern Illinois, Loyola MD and Tennessee Tech in that time Since then it’s been losses to North Carolina and Gonzaga ahead of wins versus NC Central and Indiana. The result so far is a 7-4 run across 11 games total for the Wildcats.

Matched up against Indiana last weekend, the Wildcats were in trouble at the break with a seven-point deficit. Kentucky fought back on a 40-21 run from there however, and won the game 72-60. Mouhamed Dioubate doubled up with 14 points and 12 boards, while Jaland Lowe had 13 points with five rebounds. Otega Oweh chipped in 10 points with four rebounds as well.

St. John’s Red Storm @ Kentucky Wildcats Betting Trends: December 20, 2025

Why the Kentucky Wildcats will win

• St. John’s has lost four of its last five day games played at neutral venues.
• Kentucky has won four of its last five day games against non-Conference opponents.

Why the St. John’s Red Storm will win

• St. John’s has won each of its last seven games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Kentucky has lost each of its last six day games against AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.
• Kentucky has lost the first half in 11 of its last 13 games against AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Kentucky’s last four day games have produced a total of 159+ points.
• Four of St. John’s’ last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.

St. John’s vs Kentucky Prediction

I’ll stick with St. John’s, but you could argue it either way. We should have a pretty fun matchup here. The Red Storm shot 44.8 percent from the field, 45.5 percent (10-of-22) from 3-point range and 17-of-21 (81 percent) from the line in their latest win over DePaul. St. John’s wasn’t overwhelming in the paint (a 30-30 tie) and posted a tepid 14 team assists, though. Still, it was a nice win to keep the streak going and the Storm have now posted 74 or more points in all but one game so far this season (63 in a win over Ole Miss).

As for Kentucky, they didn’t shoot great (37.9 percent) in their win over Indiana. The good news is that the Wildcats posted just three turnovers to the Hoosiers’ 17, and dominated the paint 36-18. All of Kentucky’s losses so far have come to ranked teams; this matchup will be a good barometer as to where each team stands right now. Should be a great game to watch.

Andrew Jett's Pick: St. John's Red Storm -2.5