Seton Hall Pirates vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Sunday, February 18, 2024

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: ESPN+

UBS Arena is the location where the St. John's Red Storm (14-11) will try to defeat the Seton Hall Pirates (16-9) on Sunday.

The Seton Hall Pirates faced off with Xavier and went home with a win by a final score of 88-70 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Pirates finished with 20 while Xavier totaled 16 fouls. They converted 5 of 17 tries from long range. Xavier walked away from this one shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 21 tries. On top of that, Xavier grabbed 24 rebounds (9 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Xavier totaled 14 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the floor on 25 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected a total of 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 15 of their 17 shots for a rate of 88.2%. Seton Hall ended having earned a 54.1% FG percentage (33 out of 61) and made 7 of their 19 shots from distance.

Kadary Richmond is a player who was important for the game. He recorded 20 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He played for 37 mins played and also collected 8 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 13 dimes.

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Seton Hall heads into this game with a record of 16-9 this season. They have an average of 73.4 points per outing (201st in college basketball) while going 45.3% from the field. The Pirates are shooting 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (142 of 444) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Seton Hall is snagging 38.3 boards per game and has 327 assists this year, which is 190th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 fouls. They currently rank 282nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 350 surrendered on the campaign. The Pirates defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.7% (613 of 1,471) and they concede 31.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 33.8% on three-point shots while they are 109th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. John's Red Storm went home defeated by a final of 75-72 when they played Providence. The Red Storm corralled 24 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the game. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. Providence had 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, St. John's converted 6 out of their 23 attempts (26.1%). Overall, the Red Storm went 28 for 69 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.6%. The Red Storm allowed Providence to convert 24 of their 51 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1% for the matchup. They shot 40.0% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 20 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, St. John's permitted Providence to collect 29 in total (2 on the offensive glass).

RJ Luis pitched in for the Red Storm for the matchup. He converted 7 of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 14 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game.

St. John's has a record of 14-11 this year. The Red Storm have committed 17.8 fouls per contest while shooting 70.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per contest (61st in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.6 times per game. St. John's has totaled 1,917 points for the season (76.7 per game) and they average 39.4 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Red Storm are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 222nd in the country.

The Red Storm on the defensive side of the court are 156th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 71.0. They are forcing 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (135th in the nation). The St. John's defense allows 33.3% from downtown (171 of 513) and opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.0 assists and 34.3 boards every game, which has them ranked 201st and 150th in those categories.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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