Marquette vs St. John's Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 8

The St. John's Red Storm (26-4, 17-2 Big East) will look to build on a five-game win streak when they hit the road to take on the Marquette Golden Eagles (22-8, 13-6 Big East) on March 8, 2025 at Fiserv Forum.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Marquette vs. St. John's Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, March 8, 2025
• Game time: 12 p.m. ET
• TV channel: FOX
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Arena: Fiserv Forum

Marquette vs. St. John's Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Marquette win (62.2%)

Before making an informed wager on Marquette-St. John's matchup (in which Marquette is a 3.5-point favorite and the over/under is set at 144.5 points), here are some betting insights and trends for Saturday's game.

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Marquette vs. St. John's: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Marquette has covered 14 times in 30 games with a spread this season.
• St. John's is 17-13-0 ATS this season.
• As a 3.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, St. John's is 1-0 against the spread compared to the 13-10 ATS record Marquette puts up as a 3.5-point favorite.
• Against the spread, the Golden Eagles have fared better when playing at home, covering eight times in 16 home games, and five times in 13 road games.
• Against the spread, the Red Storm have an identical winning percentage (.556) at home (10-8-0 record) and away (5-4-0).
• Marquette has beaten the spread seven times in 19 conference games.
• St. John's is 10-9-0 against the spread in Big East play this year.

Marquette vs. St. John's: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Marquette has won in 19, or 86.4%, of the 22 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• The Golden Eagles have a win-loss record of 19-2 when favored by -162 or better by bookmakers this year.
• St. John's has been the moneyline underdog just two other times so far this season, and it split the games.
• The Red Storm have played as a moneyline underdog of +134 or longer in just one game this season, which they won.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Marquette has a 61.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Marquette vs. St. John's Head-to-Head Comparison

• Marquette has a +291 scoring differential, topping opponents by 9.7 points per game. It is putting up 76.7 points per game to rank 98th in college basketball and is allowing 67 per outing to rank 45th in college basketball.
• Kam Jones ranks 57th in the nation with a team-high 18.5 points per game.
• St. John's +381 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 12.7 points per game) is a result of putting up 78.4 points per game (67th in college basketball) while giving up 65.7 per contest (30th in college basketball).
• RJ Luis' team-leading 17.8 points per game rank him 75th in the nation.
• The Golden Eagles are 251st in the nation at 30.8 rebounds per game. That's 1.1 fewer than the 31.9 their opponents average.
• David Joplin is 508th in college basketball play with 5.3 rebounds per game to lead the Golden Eagles.
• The Red Storm come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 5.9 boards. They are grabbing 36.1 rebounds per game (18th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 30.2.
• Zuby Ejiofor averages eight rebounds per game (62nd in college basketball) to lead the Red Storm.
• Marquette's 100.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 81st in college basketball, and the 87.4 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 42nd in college basketball.
• The Red Storm record 96.1 points per 100 possessions (169th in college basketball), while allowing 80.5 points per 100 possessions (second in college basketball).

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