St. John's vs. Xavier Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 24

The St. John's Red Storm (14-5, 7-1 Big East) visit the Xavier Musketeers (11-8, 3-5 Big East) at Cintas Center, tipping off at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The Red Storm are 8.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 162.5 points.

St. John's is coming off of a 65-60 win against Seton Hall in its last outing on Tuesday. Dillon Mitchell scored a team-best 17 points for St. John's in the win. Xavier's last game was a 94-93 loss to Creighton on Wednesday. Tre Carroll's team-leading 29 points paced Xavier in the losing effort.

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

• When: Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Spread favorite: St. John's -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: St. John's -465
• Moneyline underdog: Xavier +350
• Over/Under: 162.5 points

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

• Seven of St. John's games this season have gone over Saturday's total of 162.5 points.
• Six of Xavier's games have finished with a combined score higher than 162.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 163.2 points per game, 0.7 points more than the point total of 162.5 for this game.
• These two teams surrender a combined 148.7 points per game, 13.8 less than this contest's over/under.
• St. John's has seen a 157.0 average over/under in its games this season, 5.5 less than the over/under in this contest.
• Xavier's games have an average over/under of 154.9 points this season, 7.6 points lower than the over/under for this matchup.

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

• Against the spread, St. John's is 10-9-0 this season.
• The Red Storm are 4-6 ATS when favored by 8.5 points or more this season.
• Xavier has played 19 games, with 11 wins against the spread.
• The Musketeers have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 8.5 points or more (in three chances).
• Xavier is 9-3 overall, and 6-6 against the spread, at home.
• Xavier is 3-3 ATS as a 8.5-point underdog or more at home.
• This season in away games, St. John's is 4-0 against the spread and 4-0 overall.

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

• This season, St. John's has been moneyline favorites 17 times and won 14, or 82.4%, of those games.
• The Red Storm are 9-1 this season when entering a game favored by -465 or more on the moneyline.
• St. John's has a 82.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Xavier has been victorious in four of the 10 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Musketeers have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +350 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Xavier has a 22.2% chance of pulling out a win.