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Marquette vs St. John’s College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/31/21

Marquette vs St. John's College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/31/21
2021-01-31 15:30:00 EDT

The St. John’s Red Storm and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Fiserv Forum on Sunday afternoon.

The St. John’s Red Storm will look to build off of an 81-68 win over DePaul last time out. Julian Champagnie leads the Red Storm in scoring and rebounding with 6.8 RPG while Greg Williams Jr. has 10.9 PPG with 2.5 APG. Posh Alexander has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 4.5 APG and Vince Cole has 10.1 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for St. John’s up to this point this season. As a team, St. John’s is averaging 79.8 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 34.2% from 3-point range and 72.6% from the foul line while allowing 77.4 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field and 36.9% from 3-point range this season.                                                                         

The Marquette Golden Eagles will look to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 72-63 overtime loss to Providence last time out. Koby McEwen leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with 12.4 PPG while DJ Carton has 12.2 PPG and a team-high 3.6 APG and Dawson Garcia also has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Marquette coming into this matchup with St. John’s. Jamal Cain has 9.9 PPG with 5.6 RPG and Justin Lewis has 8.6 PPG and 6.2 RPG while Theo John has 7.6 PPG and 5.9 RPG this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 71.7 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 35.1% from 3-point range and 72.1% from the foul line while allowing 69.6 PPG on 39.8% shooting from the field and 34.6% from 3-point range this season.

St. John’s is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games while the under is 22-8-1 in their last 31 games following a win. Marquette is 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games while the under is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings between these two teams.

I get why Marquette is favored at home, but it’s hard for me to make a case for the Golden Eagles after their last couple of games, as the Golden Eagles blew it at home against DePaul as 9-point favorites last week before suffering a full-on collapse against Providence in overtime last time out. St. John’s has had their ups and downs this season, but the Red Storm can put points on the board in bunches and at worst I think they keep it close within the number, so I’ll take St. John’s and the points in this spot.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: St. John's +4.5

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