St. John's vs. Alabama Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 8

The No. 5 St. John's Red Storm (1-0) host the No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) at Madison Square Garden, beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The Red Storm are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The point total in the matchup is set at 168.5.

St. John's enters this game following a 108-74 victory against Quinnipiac on Monday. In St. John's win, Dillon Mitchell led the way with a team-high 18 points (adding seven rebounds and two assists). Alabama is coming off of a 91-62 victory against North Dakota in its last game on Monday. In Alabama's win, Labaron Philon led the way with 22 points (adding three rebounds and eight assists).

St. John's vs. Alabama Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
• Spread favorite: St. John's -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: St. John's -285
• Moneyline underdog: Alabama +230
• Over/Under: 168.5 points

How to watch St. John's vs. Alabama

• TV Channel: FOX Sports 1
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: St. John's vs. Alabama

• Last year, St. John's games finished over 168.5 points scored, its current matchup's over/under, five (out of 36) times.
• Last season, 21 of Alabama's 37 games had a combined total of more than 168.5 points scored.
• The two teams averaged a combined 0.7 more points per game (169.2) a season ago than this game's total of 168.5 points.
• Opponents of these teams averaged a combined 147.1 points per game last season, 21.4 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
• The average total St. John's had set in matchups last year was 24.2 fewer points than this outing's point total.
• Alabama's games in 2024 averaged a total of 171.9 points, 3.4 more than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: St. John's vs. Alabama

• St. John's covered 23 times in 36 games with a spread last season.
• The Red Storm were 14-10 ATS last season when playing as at least 6.5-point favorites.
• Alabama went 21-16-0 ATS last year.
• The Crimson Tide were an underdog by 6.5 points or more two times last season, and covered the spread in one of those games.
• St. John's was 10-8 against the spread, and 18-0 overall, at home last season.
• At home last season, St. John's was 8-8 ATS as a 6.5-point favorite or greater.
• Away from home last season, Alabama was 9-3 overall and 8-4 against the spread.
• Alabama had one win ATS (1-1) on the road as a 6.5-point underdog or more.

Betting the Moneyline: St. John's vs. Alabama

• St. John's went 29-3 in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 90.6% of those games).
• The Red Storm had a 21-1 record last year (winning 95.5% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -285 or shorter.
• St. John's has a 74.0% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Last season, Alabama won five out of the nine games in which it was the underdog.
• The Crimson Tide played as an underdog of +230 or more twice last season and split those games.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Alabama has a 30.3% chance to win.