St. John's vs Marquette Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Big East Tournament

The No. 1 seed St. John's Red Storm (28-4, 18-2 Big East) square off against the No. 5 seed Marquette Golden Eagles (23-9, 13-7 Big East) in the Big East tournament Friday at Madison Square Garden, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET. Both teams will attempt to take one step closer to earning an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.

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

• Game day: Friday, March 14, 2025
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: FOX
• Location: New York City, New York
• Arena: Madison Square Garden

St. John's vs. Marquette Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: St. John's win (56.2%)

Here's a look at some betting trends for St. John's (-3.5) versus Marquette on Friday. The over/under has been set at 144.5 points for this game.

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

• St. John's has put together a 19-13-0 ATS record so far this year.
• Marquette has covered 14 times in 32 games with a spread this year.
• St. John's covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 56% of the time. That's more often than Marquette covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Red Storm have a worse record against the spread in home games (10-8-0) than they do on the road (6-4-0).
• This season, the Golden Eagles are 8-9-0 at home against the spread (.471 winning percentage). On the road, they are 5-8-0 ATS (.385).
• Against the spread, in conference play, St. John's is 12-9-0 this season.
• Marquette's Big East record against the spread is 7-14-0.

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

• St. John's has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 27 games this year and has walked away with the win 25 times (92.6%) in those games.
• The Red Storm have a win-loss record of 24-1 when favored by -170 or better by oddsmakers this year.
• Marquette is 1-4 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 20% of those games).
• The Golden Eagles have played as a moneyline underdog of +140 or longer in only two games this season, which they lost both.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that St. John's has a 63% chance of pulling out a win.

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

• St. John's averages 78.6 points per game (67th in college basketball) while allowing 66 per contest (35th in college basketball). It has a +404 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 12.6 points per game.
• RJ Luis ranks 69th in the nation with a team-high 18.2 points per game.
• Marquette is outscoring opponents by 9.1 points per game, with a +291 scoring differential overall. It puts up 77.3 points per game (89th in college basketball) and allows 68.2 per contest (66th in college basketball).
• Kam Jones' 19.2 points per game leads Marquette and ranks 36th in the nation.
• The Red Storm win the rebound battle by 6.2 boards on average. They record 36.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 10th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 30.4 per outing.
• Zuby Ejiofor averages 8.1 rebounds per game (ranking 58th in college basketball) to lead the Red Storm.
• The 30.8 rebounds per game the Golden Eagles accumulate rank 253rd in college basketball, 1.4 fewer than the 32.2 their opponents grab.
• David Joplin paces the team with 5.4 rebounds per game (482nd in college basketball).
• St. John's 96.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 168th in college basketball, and the 80.7 points it allows per 100 possessions rank second in college basketball.
• The Golden Eagles rank 77th in college basketball averaging 100.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 61st, allowing 88.5 points per 100 possessions.

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