Marquette vs St. John’s Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The St. John’s Red Storm and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Fiserv Forum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Marquette vs St. John’s Prediction.

Matchup History

The St. John’s Red Storm won the first meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 70-64 at home back on February 4^th, 2025. The win snapped Marquette’s six-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.

St. John’s Recap

The St. John’s Red Storm come into this game looking to add on to their 71-61 win over Seton Hall last time out to improve to 26-4 on the year.

Red Storm Win 5^th In A Row

RJ Luis Jr. leads the Red Storm in scoring with 17.7 PPG and 7 RPG along with 2.3 APG while Zuby Ejiofor has 13.9 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG. Kadary Richmond has 12.9 PPG with 5.8 RPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead St. John’s in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for St. John’s so far this season. Deivon Smith has 9.9 PPG with 5.1 RPG and 4.2 APG, and Simeon Wilcher has 8.4 PPG while Aaron Scott has 8.7 PPG with 4.3 RPG. As a team, St. John’s is averaging 78.6 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 30.2% from three and 69% from the foul line this season.

Why the St. John’s Red Storm will win

• St. John’s has won each of its last 10 Saturday games.
• Marquette has lost 16 of its last 18 day games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents.

Marquette Recap

The Marquette Golden Eagles will be out to bounce back from a 72-66 loss at the hands of UConn last time out to sit at 22-8 on the year.

Golden Eagles Looking To Finish Season On High Note At Home

Kam Jones leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and assists with 18.4 PPG and 6.2 APG along with 4.3 RPG while David Joplin has 13.4 PPG with 5.3 RPG to lead the Golden Eagles on the glass. Chase Ross also has 10.8 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.1 APG and Stevie Mitchell has 11.1 PPG with 4.1 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Marquette so far this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 77.1 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 32.9% from three and 72.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Marquette Golden Eagles will win

• Marquette has won 20 of its last 21 games at Fiserv Forum when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• St. John’s has lost 37 of its last 45 day games against AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of the last 11 day games between St. John’s and Marquette have produced a total of 144+ points.
• Each of St. John’s’ last five games at Fiserv Forum have produced a total of 148+ points.

Marquette vs St. John’s Prediction

I’m on Marquette here. It just to me feels like a spot where St. John’s is just going through the motions, kind of the way they did against Seton Hall. There was no real interest to blow the Pirates out, and St. John’s still cruised to a win. Here, the Johnnies already have the top seed and Big East regular season title locked up, and Marquette has senior day at home for an experienced and senior-laden roster. I think Marquette shows up here at home where they’ve been at their best by a fair margin this season and find a way to get the job done. Give me Marquette in this one.