St. John's vs Kentucky

St. John's rolls into Atlanta on a three-game heater, but with Kentucky finally close to full strength and catching plus money at +148, the Wildcats moneyline offers better value than laying -175 with the Red Storm, given Kentucky’s upgraded rim protection with Jayden Quaintance joining an already elite interior defense and rebounding core, their pronounced historical series edge, and St. John’s reliance on recent hot three-point shooting in a matchup KenPom views as nearly a coin flip early in the season rather than a settled hierarchy with long-term postseason implications. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 20/12/2025 09:38 Sources for this analysis: ([rumbleinthegarden.com](https://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/st-johns-red-storm-mens-basketball/16075/st-johns-mens-basketball-game-preview-kentucky))

Kentucky’s feast-or-famine perimeter attack and St. John’s recent defensive uptick, paired with both teams’ top-20 efficiency profiles that lean on half-court physicality more than breakneck tempo, push me toward the under 155.5 at -110, especially with shot-blocking help arriving for the Wildcats in Quaintance against a Red Storm frontcourt led by Zuby Ejiofor and Dillon Mitchell that is more comfortable grinding in the paint than sustaining a 40-minute three-point barrage on a neutral floor. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 20/12/2025 09:38 Sources for this analysis: ([rumbleinthegarden.com](https://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/st-johns-red-storm-mens-basketball/16075/st-johns-mens-basketball-game-preview-kentucky))

Otega Oweh’s two-way presence captures a Kentucky squad that, despite early blowout losses, has been competitive possession-to-possession and now gets back key rotation pieces, making Wildcats +3.5 at -110 attractive against a St. John’s team riding a three-game streak and unsustainably hot shooting while still facing questions about rebounding and late-game execution in tight neutral-site contests where the historical series edge and predictive metrics both point to a one-possession margin. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 20/12/2025 09:38 Sources for this analysis: ([rumbleinthegarden.com](https://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/st-johns-red-storm-mens-basketball/16075/st-johns-mens-basketball-game-preview-kentucky))