The St. John’s Red Storm and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Fiserv Forum on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Marquette is listed as a 11.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 158.5 points.
Injuries
For St. John’s, Rafael Pinzon is out indefinitely due to a suspension, while Emarion Ellis is out until mid-March with a knee injury.
Matchup History
Marquette’s 96-85 win over St. John’s back on January 3rd, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for Marquette in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
St. John’s is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 road games. Marquette is 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games overall and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games following an ATS win.
Pick
I’m leaning towards the over here. Marquette is the better team by a fair margin and it is senior day, but this Golden Eagles team has had a hard time covering the bigger numbers they’ve been laying as of late. St. John’s also has some defensive issues themselves, but they can put points up and I wouldn’t be surprised here if we got into a total around the 170s. Give me the over here.