Big East Betting Guide: Trends + Betting Restrictions

St. John’s has +140 odds to win the Big East tournament.
There has been a different Big East winner in the last four tournaments.
College player props are prohibited on New York sportsbooks.

NEW YORK – Live from New York, the Big East tournament tips off on Wednesday where the betting action will continue until the championship game on Saturday.

Just ahead of the tournament, legal sports betting sites have Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm favored to win the Big East tournament in their home city.

2025 Big East Tournament Odds

Big East Winner

St. John’s +140
Creighton +400
Connecticut +450
Marquette +550
Villanova +1200
Xavier +1200
Georgetown +8000
Butler +10000
Providence +12500
DePaul +25000
Seton Hall +25000

The Big East has been extremely competitive in recent season with four different tournament winners in each of those seasons. Also, each of them came from very different spots on the odds board with a -165, +300, +165, and +8000 winner.

One notable trend to keep in mind over the last three tournaments is that two of the last three winners of the tournament were also the number one ranked defense in the conference. This aligns with St. John’s being favored to win this season as they have the number one ranked defense in the Big East this season allowing just 66.3 ppg.

From a betting perspective, this has been one of the chalkier conference tournaments over the years with at least six outright favorites coming out on top since the 2009-2010 season.

For those thinking of taking a big time underdog to win, they should seriously reconsider as only four teams with +1000 odds or higher have won the tournament since then as well. The +8000 victory from Georgetown in 2021 was the most profitable underdog to win.

Big East Betting Restrictions In New York

With the tournament taking place in New York City, there are some key betting restrictions to keep in mind when using the state regulated sportsbooks. The most important one directly impacts those looking to bet on St. John’s as the state does not allow any bets on any in state teams. There are also restrictions on college player props which also are not allowed on state regulated books.

The only way around these restrictions is to use offshore New York sports betting sites that are permitted to offering those types of betting odds.

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