St. John's vs. Xavier Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 9

The No. 22 St. John's Red Storm (18-5, 11-1 Big East) face the Xavier Musketeers (12-11, 4-8 Big East) on February 9, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm are favorites by 14.5 points as they enter the matchup winners of nine in a row and are 9-1 in their last 10 games. The matchup's over/under is set at 162.5.

St. John's came out on top in its last game 81-72 against UConn on Friday. In St. John's win, Zuby Ejiofor led the way with a team-high 21 points (adding 10 rebounds and seven assists). Xavier's most recent outing was a 92-60 loss to UConn on Tuesday. Xavier got a team-best 14 points from All Wright in the loss.

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

• When: Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
• Spread favorite: St. John's -14.5
• Moneyline favorite: St. John's -1562
• Moneyline underdog: Xavier +862
• Over/Under: 162.5 points

How to watch St. John's vs. Xavier

• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
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Betting the Over/Under: St. John's vs. Xavier

• This season, St. John's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 162.5-point total eight times.
• This season, seven games Xavier has played finished with a combined score higher than 162.5 points.
• The point total for the contest of 162.5 is 1.3 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Red Storm (84.4 points per game) and the Musketeers (76.8 points per game).
• These two teams give up a combined 149.5 points per game, 13.0 less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in St. John's games is 6.3 fewer points than the over/under of 162.5 in this matchup.
• The over/under for this matchup is 8.0 points higher than the average over/under in Xavier's games this season of 154.5.

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

• St. John's has 13 wins against the spread in 23 games this year.
• The Red Storm have an ATS record of 4-3 in their seven games as a favorite of 14.5 points or more so far this season.
• In Xavier's 23 games this year, it has 12 wins against the spread.
• The Musketeers have been underdogs by 14.5 points or more two times this year and have not covered the spread once.
• At home this season, St. John's is 11-2 overall and 6-7 against the spread.
• St. John's is 4-3 ATS as a 14.5-point favorite or more at home.
• In away games, Xavier is 3-4 against the spread, and 1-6 overall.

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

• St. John's has won 17, or 85%, of the 20 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Red Storm have been at least a -1562 moneyline favorite seven times this season and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from St. John's, based on the moneyline, is 94%.
• Xavier has won in four, or 30.8%, of the 13 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Musketeers have been listed as an underdog of +862 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Xavier has a 10.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.