St. John's vs. Omaha Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - First Round

A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 15th-seeded Omaha Mavericks (22-12) play as 18.5-point underdogs against the No. 2 seed St. John's Red Storm (30-4) on Thursday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. The contest starts at 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS. Here's what you need to know when filling out your brackets for this 2-15 matchup. The matchup has an over/under set at 147.5 points.

St. John's is coming off of an 82-66 victory against Creighton in its most recent outing on Saturday. RJ Luis recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds and one assist for St. John's. Omaha enters this matchup after an 85-75 victory against St. Thomas on Sunday. JJ White scored a team-leading 29 points for Omaha in the win.

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

• When: Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 9:45 p.m. ET
• Where: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island
• Spread favorite: St. John's -18.5
• Moneyline favorite: St. John's -3333
• Moneyline underdog: Omaha +1376
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

How to watch St. John's vs. Omaha

• TV Channel: CBS
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: St. John's vs. Omaha

• This season, St. John's games have hit the over on this game's 147.5-point total 15 times.
• There have been 19 Omaha games that finished with a combined score over 147.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 156.8 points per game, 9.3 points more than the total of 147.5 for this matchup.
• The 140.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 6.6 less than the 147.5-point over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for St. John's games is 144.6 points, 2.9 lower than the over/under of 147.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 5.6 points separates the average over/under in Omaha's games (153.1 points) and this game's over/under (147.5).

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

• St. John's has played 34 games, with 22 wins against the spread.
• The Red Storm are 3-4 ATS when favored by 18.5 points or more this season.
• Omaha has played 32 games, with 23 wins against the spread.
• The Mavericks have been underdogs by 18.5 points or more two times this season and have covered the spread every time.
• St. John's is 18-0 overall, and 10-8 against the spread, at home.
• At home, St. John's is 3-4 ATS as a 18.5-point favorite or greater.
• This season in away games, Omaha is 12-4 against the spread and 7-9 overall.

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

• St. John's has won 28, or 93.3%, of the 30 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Red Storm have been at least a -3333 moneyline favorite five times this season and won each of those games.
• St. John's has a 97.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Omaha has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 21 games this year and has walked away with the win 10 times (47.6%) in those games.
• The Mavericks have played as an underdog of +1376 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Omaha has an implied victory probability of 6.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.