Marquette Golden Eagles vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs St. John's Red Storm
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
TV: ESPN+
The St. John's Red Storm (12-6) will go up against the Marquette Golden Eagles (12-5) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Villanova and took home the win by a score of 87-74 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 13 while Villanova accounted for 11 personal fouls. They also knocked down 14 out of their 33 attempts from downtown. Villanova shot 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 10 of their 14 shots. Additionally, Villanova collected 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Villanova recorded 11 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. In relation to defending, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 47.2% from the field on 25 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 24 dimes in this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 6 of their 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Marquette ended with a 58.7% field goal percentage (37 of 63) and knocked down 7 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.
Kameron Jones is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He played 36 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. He notched 22 points on 10 of 12 shooting.
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Marquette will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-5 this season. They cough up possession 10.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Marquette is collecting 33.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 272 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 66th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are shooting 31.6% on 3-point shots (141 of 446) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.4 points per outing (105th in D-1) while hitting 46.0% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles have forced 16.4 turnovers every game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 233rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 231 surrendered so far this season. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.7% (411 of 962) and they concede 35.4 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 92nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (67.6).
In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took a loss by a score of 80-65 when they faced Seton Hall. In reference to rebounds, St. John's allowed Seton Hall to grab 43 in all (18 on the offensive side). They went 42.1% from 3-point land via 8 of 19 and ended up going 26 out of 32 at the charity stripe (81.3%). The Red Storm permitted Seton Hall to convert 23 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% for the contest. When the game finished, the Red Storm walked away from this one shooting 25 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.0%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, St. John's converted 7 of their 21 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 8 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. Seton Hall earned 14 fouls for this game which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for 14 shots. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Red Storm were able to pull down 14 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 25 in the game.
Daniss Jenkins ended up being a factor for the Red Storm in this contest. He earned 17 points in his 32 minutes on the court and added 5 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and tallied 2 rebounds.
St. John's has a mark of 12-6 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Red Storm are shooting 44.6% from the field, which is ranked 194th in the nation. St. John's has earned 1,402 points for the season (77.9 per game) and they average 40.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.4 times per game (76th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. The Red Storm have committed 18.3 fouls every game and they hit 70.3% from the charity stripe.
The Red Storm are ranked 149th in college basketball in PPG given up with 70.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (80th in the country). The St. John's defense allows 32.4% on 3-point shots (120 of 370) and their opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.1 assists and 35.1 boards per game, which is 116th and 190th in those categories.
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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. John's
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