St. John’s vs Seton Hall Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Seton Hall (7-21) vs. St. John's (25-4)
March 1, 2025 2:15 pm EDT
The Line: St. John's -21; Over/Under: 133.5
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The Seton Hall Pirates and the St. John’s Red Storm meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Carnesecca Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. John’s vs Seton Hall Prediction.
Matchup History
The St. John’s Red Storm walloped the Pirates in the first meeting between these two teams this season back on January 18th, 2025, by a final score of 79-51 at Seton Hall. The win made it back-to-back wins for the Red Storm in this head-to-head matchup.
Seton Hall Recap
The Seton Hall Pirates come into this game looking to bounce back from a 59-54 loss at the hands of Villanova last time out to sit at 7-21 on the year. After this game, Seton Hall will head home for a game against the Creighton Bluejays.
Pirates Lose Three Straight & 9 Of Last 10
Isaiah Coleman leads the Pirates in scoring and rebounding with 15.5 PPG and 5.4 RPG while Chaunce Jenkins has 11.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Seton Hall so far this season. Dylan Addae-Wusu has 9.8 PPG with 2.9 APG along with 1.9 SPG as well while Garwey Dual has 5.1 PPG with 2.9 APG to lead the Pirates in assists. As a team, Seton Hall is averaging 62.6 PPG on 40% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three and 68.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Seton Hall Pirates will win
- Seton Hall has won nine of its last 10 day games against St. John’s.
St. John’s Recap
The St. John’s Red Storm come into this game looking to add on to their 76-70 win over Butler last time out to sit at 25-4 on the year. After this game, St. John’s will head on the road for the final game of the regular season, taking on Marquette.
Red Storm Win 4 Straight & 9 Of Last 10
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 16 home games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Seton Hall has lost each of its last 10 road games against the Big East Conference.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Seton Hall’s last nine day games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 134+ points.
- Eighteen of St. John’s’ last 19 games against Conference opponents at Carnesecca Arena have produced a total of 138+ points.
St. John’s vs Seton Hall Prediction
I’m on the Red Storm here. It’s a big number, but here’s the problem. Seton Hall is used to finding themselves in low-scoring games because they rely on their defense a lot of the time to keep themselves in games. The problem is that Seton Hall’s defense is no longer good enough to do that, and the offense hasn’t improved enough to keep up. I think St. John’s runs over Seton Hall here, and I just think that the Pirates are in a bad spot here. Give me St. John’s in this one.
