St. John's Red Storm vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 3/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: St. John's (+9)

The St. John's Red Storm (17-14) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Marquette Golden Eagles (25-6). Marquette opens this matchup as 9-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 165.5.

The St. John's Red Storm took the court against Marquette and took a loss by a score of 96-94 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Red Storm left the arena with 21 while Marquette finished the game with 22 fouls. They also made 11 of 31 attempts from 3-point range. Marquette walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 28 tries. Additionally, Marquette grabbed 25 boards (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Marquette distributed 24 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. When it comes to defending, St. John's allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 32 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 2 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Red Storm buried 16 of their 18 shots for a rate of 88.9%. St. John's ended with a 53.1% field goal percentage (34 of 64) and converted 10 out of their 20 three-point attempts.

Dylan Addae-Wusu is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 69.2% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes. He played 33 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. He was able to score 25 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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St. John's comes into this contest with a mark of 17-14 this season. They cough up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.4 fouls per game. As a team, St. John's is pulling down 39.4 boards per game and has earned 481 dimes this season, which ranks 44th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Red Storm are hitting 33.2% on shots from downtown (179 of 539) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.6 pts per game (47th in college hoops) while shooting 45.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Storm have forced 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 342nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 477 surrendered on the year. The Red Storm defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (833 of 1,903) and they relinquish 35.8 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 35.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 324th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.7).

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles went home victorious with a score of 96-94 when they faced St. John's. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Marquette allowed St. John's to pull down 36 in all (10 offensive). They shot 50.0% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 20 and finished the game at 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Golden Eagles permitted St. John's to bury 34 out of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Golden Eagles ended up shooting 32 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Marquette buried 11 out of 31 tries (35.5%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. St. John's was called for 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 13 steals for the game. The Golden Eagles snagged 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this contest.

Kameron Jones ended up being important for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He made 8 of 14 in this game for a rate of 57.1%, and earned 1 rebound. He recorded 23 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in the game.

Marquette has a win-loss mark of 25-6 for the season. The Golden Eagles have committed 16.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.0 times per contest (4th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. Marquette has accumulated 2,511 points this season (81.0 per contest) and they average 31.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 49.5% from the floor, which is 6th in the country.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 220th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.3. They are able to force 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (290th in D-1). The Marquette defense surrenders 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (239 of 666) and opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 15.4 assists and 34.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 339th and 227th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. John's (+9)

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