Seton Hall Pirates vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

Madison Square Garden is the site where the St. John's Red Storm (10-6) will try to defeat the Seton Hall Pirates (11-5) on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Pirates faced Marquette and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-72 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Pirates finished with 17 and Marquette recorded 16 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Marquette finished the game at 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 16 tries. Moreover, Marquette snagged 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Marquette earned 19 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defense, Seton Hall allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the field on 25 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 6 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 45 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 16 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. Seton Hall finished the contest with a 41.7% field goal percentage (25 out of 60) and knocked down 6 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Bryce Aiken is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Seton Hall comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 78.6 points per game (40th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.5% from the floor. The Pirates are shooting 31.5% from downtown (112 of 355) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seton Hall is collecting 38.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 169 assists on the year, which has them ranked 321st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pirates are able to force 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They relinquish 30.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 135th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.1). The Pirates defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.5% (384 of 948) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 64th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 176 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took a defeat with a final score of 87-64 against Creighton. The Red Storm were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 13 steals for the game. Creighton committed 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Red Storm to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a rate of 41.7%. In the matter of shots from distance, St. John's made 5 out of their 20 tries (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Red Storm finished the game shooting 27 out of 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. The Red Storm permitted Creighton to convert 31 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this game. They went 51.9% from three-point range by shooting 14 out of 27 and ended up shooting 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). Regarding attacking the glass, St. John's permitted Creighton to collect 46 overall (11 offensive).

Aaron Wheeler pitched in for the Red Storm for this contest. He scored 16 points in his 28 minutes on the court and added 3 assists in this game. He made 7 of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

St. John's has a mark of 10-6 for the campaign. The Red Storm are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls per game while shooting 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.9 times per game (3rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. St. John's has scored 1,301 pts this season (81.3 per game) and they pull in 37.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Red Storm are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 81st in Division 1.

The St. John's defense gives up 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (140 of 386) and their opposition makes 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 13.3 assists and 38.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 224th and 328th in those defensive categories. The Red Storm on the defensive end are ranked 309th in the country in points given up per game with 74.9. They are able to force 17.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (187th in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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