St. John's Red Storm vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/24/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Monday, January 24, 2022

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: FS1

The Seton Hall Pirates (12-5) are welcoming the St. John's Red Storm (10-7) at Prudential Center on Monday.

The St. John's Red Storm faced Seton Hall and took a loss by a score of 66-60 in their last contest. St. John's wrapped up the game having earned a 29.3% FG percentage (22 out of 75) and converted 5 of 19 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Red Storm converted 11 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to defending, St. John's allowed their opponent to shoot 33.8% from the floor on 23 out of 68 shooting. Seton Hall recorded 13 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, Seton Hall pulled down 54 rebounds (18 offensive, 36 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Seton Hall finished 76.2% at the free throw line by converting 16 of their 21 attempts. They also converted 4 of their 13 tries from long range. With respect to fouls, the Red Storm finished with 14 while Seton Hall accounted for 14 fouls.

Aaron Wheeler is someone who was a contributor in the game. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He recorded 13 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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St. John's will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 10-7 on the campaign. They are averaging 80.1 pts per game (21st in the country) while going 45.3% from the field. The Red Storm are connecting on 35.0% on three-point attempts (128 of 366) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, St. John's is pulling in 37.6 rebounds per game and has earned 317 assists this year, which is 23rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a team are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Red Storm are able to force 17.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They give up 36.1% on 3-pointers and they are 304th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (74.4). The Red Storm defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (442 of 1,050) and they relinquish 39.9 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 188th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 225 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Seton Hall Pirates went home victorious with a score of 66-60 against St. John's. The Pirates were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 54 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 17 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. St. John's had 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.2%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Seton Hall made 4 of 13 tries (30.8%). In all, the Pirates shot 23 for 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.8%. The Pirates permitted St. John's to knock down 22 of 75 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 29.3% for the game. They shot 26.3% from distance by going 5 of 19 and finished the game at 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). When discussing team rebounding, Seton Hall permitted St. John's to get 38 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Myles Cale ended up having an impact for the Pirates in the matchup. He made 7 out of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for this game.

Seton Hall has a mark of 12-5 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Pirates are connecting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks them 209th in college basketball. Seton Hall has totaled 1,324 pts on the season (77.9 per game) and they average 40.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 10.7 times per contest (330th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. The Pirates are committing 15.8 fouls every game and they shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Seton Hall defense concedes 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (101 of 335) and opponents are knocking down 78.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.2 assists and 34.5 boards every game, which is ranked 83rd and 171st in Division 1. The Pirates are ranked 119th in the country in points allowed per game with 66.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the field (33rd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. John's

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