St. John's vs. Providence Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 3

The St. John's Red Storm (9-4, 2-0 Big East) host the Providence Friars (7-6, 0-2 Big East) at Madison Square Garden, tipping off at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The Red Storm are 12.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is 170.5.

St. John's is coming off of a 95-83 victory against Georgetown in its most recent game on Wednesday. Zuby Ejiofor put up 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for St. John's. Providence is coming off of a 72-67 loss to Seton Hall in its most recent game on Friday. Stefan Vaaks recorded 15 points, three rebounds and two assists for Providence.

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

• When: Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
• Spread favorite: St. John's -12.5
• Moneyline favorite: St. John's -971
• Moneyline underdog: Providence +633
• Over/Under: 170.5 points

How to watch St. John's vs. Providence

• TV Channel: FOX Net (Minot-Bismarck, ND)
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: St. John's vs. Providence

• St. John's and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (170.5 points) four times this season.
• In Providence's 13 games this season, five finished with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 170.5.
• The Red Storm average 86.5 points per game against the Friars' 89.8, amounting to 5.8 points over the contest's total of 170.5.
• This game's point total is 14.3 fewer points than the 156.2 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• St. John's has seen a 159.1 average over/under in its games this season, 11.4 less than the over/under in this matchup.
• Providence's games have an average over/under of 173.5 points this season, 3.0 more points than the over/under for this game.

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

• St. John's has six wins against the spread in 13 games this year.
• The Red Storm have an against the spread record of 3-4 in their seven games as a favorite of 12.5 points or more so far this season.
• Providence has played 13 games, with six wins against the spread.
• At home this season, St. John's is 7-1 overall and 3-5 against the spread.
• At home, as a 12.5-point favorite or greater, St. John's is 3-4 ATS.

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

• This season, St. John's has won nine out of the 11 games, or 81.8%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Red Storm are undefeated in seven games this season when favored by -971 or more on the moneyline.
• St. John's has a 90.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Providence has been posted as the moneyline underdog four times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Friars this season with a +633 moneyline set for this game.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Providence has a 13.6% chance of pulling out a win.