St. John's vs. Butler Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 6

The St. John's Red Storm (9-5, 2-1 Big East) visit the Butler Bulldogs (10-5, 1-3 Big East) at Hinkle Fieldhouse, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The Red Storm are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 161.5.

In its last time out, St. John's lost 77-71 to Providence on Saturday. Zuby Ejiofor recorded 33 points, 15 rebounds and two assists for St. John's. Butler dropped its last matchup 85-67 against Villanova on Saturday. Finley Bizjack totaled 18 points, three rebounds and four assists for Butler.

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

• When: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Spread favorite: St. John's -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: St. John's -178
• Moneyline underdog: Butler +149
• Over/Under: 161.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: St. John's vs. Butler

• St. John's and its opponents have combined to exceed Tuesday's total of 161.5 points five times this season.
• In Butler's 15 games this season, six finished with more combined points than Tuesday's total of 161.5.
• The Red Storm average 85.4 points per game against the Bulldogs' 85.0, amounting to 8.9 points over the matchup's over/under of 161.5.
• These two teams surrender a combined 147.8 points per game, 13.7 less than this contest's over/under.
• St. John's has seen a 158.3 average over/under in its games this season, 3.2 less than the over/under in this contest.
• Butler's games have an average over/under of 159.9 points this season, 1.6 points lower than the over/under for this contest.

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

• In St. John's 14 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
• The Red Storm are 5-7 ATS when favored by 3.5 points or more this season.
• Butler has played 15 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• The Bulldogs are 3-1 ATS when underdogs by 3.5 points or more this year.
• Butler is 7-2 overall, and 5-4 against the spread, at home.
• Butler is 5-3 ATS as a 3.5-point underdog or more at home.
• St. John's is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 3.5-point favorites or more on the road.

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

• This season, St. John's has been moneyline favorites 12 times and won nine, or 75%, of those games.
• The Red Storm are 9-3 this season when entering a game favored by -178 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that St. John's has a 64% chance to win.
• Butler has been a moneyline underdog in four games this season and has come away with the win one time (25%) in those contests.
• The Bulldogs have a win-loss record of 1-3 with odds of +149 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Butler has a 40.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.