Marquette vs St. John’s Prediction
Marquette vs St. John’s Game Information
What: | Marquette vs St. John’s 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks |
When: | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:30 EST/3:30 PST |
Where: | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Marquette vs St. John’s Line: | St John’s -2.5 |
Total: | 146.5 |
TV: | FS1 |
Marquette vs St. John’s Preview
No. 11 Marquette (18-4, 9-2 in Big East) heads to the Big Apple on Tuesday night to face No. 12 St. John’s (19-3, 10-1 in Big East) in a Big East Conference Godzilla vs King Kong showdown. In their last 5 games, the Golden Eagles are 3-2, losing vs Xavier by 2 (59-57), winning 3 straight over Seton Hall by 17 (76-59), vs Villanova by 13 (87-74), and at Butler by 9 (78-69), before losing to 2-time defending national champions Connecticut by 8 (77-69), In their last 5 games, the Red Storm are a perfect 5-0, topping Georgetown by 5 (63-58), winning at Seton Hall by 28 (79-51), defeating Xavier by 8 in OT (79-71), beating Georgetown again by 25 (66-51), and Providence by 2 (68-66).
Futures Book Look: Online sportsbook DraftKings has Marquette at 40/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball Championship with St. John’s currently at 45/1. Auburn (+370), Duke (+380), Houston (9/1), Alabama (11/1), Iowa State (14/1), and Tennessee (18/1) are the top six in the updated Futures market. The Golden Eagles are +200 and the Red Storm are the Favorites at +105 to be the Regular Season winners in the Big East Conference.
Marquette Can Tie For Big East Lead With Win
Marquette (11-10-0 ATS, 10-12-0 O/U) really pushed Connecticut in the Big East last season, going 14-6 in conference play and 27-10 overall and going a dominant 14-2 at Home at the Fiserv Center in Milwaukee. With a Win here, the Golden Warriors can tie St. John’s for the lead in the conference. Marquette is led by star G Kam Jones (19.0 PPG, 4.5 PRG, 5.2 APG), F David Joplin (14.5 PPG, 5.2 RPG), G Stevie Mitchell (11.9 PPG, 4.5 RPG), G Chase Ross (11.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.1 APG), F Ben Gold (7.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG), and F Royce Parham (5.3 PPG). The Golden Warriors (14.6 APG, #147) average 78.7 PPG (#85) and allow 67.4 ppg but the Golden Warriors could be a better Rebounding (33.5 RPG, Tied-#334) team if they want to get over the proverbial hump this season. Marquette’s (+145 Moneyline) last 3 Losses were to the two feisty Ohio schools, Dayton and Cincinnati, and Connecticut.
Marquette Betting Trends
- Marquette is 8-2-0 SU in its last 10 games overall
- The Under is 6-4-0 in Marquette’s last 10 games
- Marquette was 21-15-1 ATS last 2023-24 NCAAB season
- The Golden Warriors are 6-2 on the Road
- Marquette is 4-6-0 ATS in its last 10 games
St. John’s Can Create Distance with Win at MSG
No. 12 St. John’s (13-8-1 ATS, 10-11-1 O/U) has been really impressive under Head Coach Rick Pitino this season and the Red Storm (-170 Moneyline) can go a long way to winning the Big East with a Win over Marquette here creating a 2-game gap. St. John’s is led in scoring by G RJ Luis Jr. (17.5 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 2,4 APG), F Zuby Ejiofor (14.4 PPG, 8.1 RPG), Seton Hall Transfer G Kadary Richmond (11.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.8 APG), Utah Transfer G Deivon Smith (9.9 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 4.4 APG), G Simeon Witcher (9.0 PPG, 2.2 RPG), North Texas Transfer G Aaron Scott (8.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG), and F Brady Dunlap (5.7 PPG, 2.2 RPG). The Red Storm currently rank No. 70 in Points Per Game (79.3), a strong No. 11 in Rebounds Per Game (41.1), and are No. 83 in Assists Per Game (15.6). Pitino and St. John’s are hoping 4-star High School recruit SF Jaiden Glover (The Patrick School, Elizabeth, New Jersey) who is averaging 2.5 PPG, will ultimately blossom but the highly touted Freshman is only averaging 7.2 Minutes Per Game.
St. John’s Betting Trends
- St. John’s is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
- The Under is 6-4-0 in the Red Storm’s last 10 games overall
- The Red Storm are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games (8-0 in 2025)
- St. John’s is 20-14 ATS First Half in its last 34 games (+4.75 Units, 12% ROI)
- The Red Storm are a perfect 14-0 at Home and are 4-1 on the Road
Marquette vs St. John’s Prediction
In the last 10 series meetings, Marquette is 8-2 SU, covering ATS the last 2 with the two teams both 5-5-0 ATS over that span. The Golden Warriors have won the last 6 straight meetings vs the Red Storm by 11, 1, 2 (OT), 2, 11, and 8 and are 2-0 the last 2 at St. John’s, winning by 1 (73-72) in 2024 and by 11 (96-85) in 2023. This Marquette vs St. John’s NCAAB pick will make the prediction that the Red Storm will lose their first game at Home, end up being tied with Marquette atop the Big East Conference standings and back Jones, Joplin, and the Golden Warriors on the Moneyline at MSG on Tuesday evening in a must-watch College Basketball game. Both of these teams will be beasts in the Big Dance.
Kevin’s Prediction: Marquette Moneyline +145
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