St. John's Red Storm vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is where the Marquette Golden Eagles (17-5) will attempt to defeat the St. John's Red Storm (14-9) on Saturday.

The St. John's Red Storm faced off with DePaul and notched a win by a score of 85-57 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Red Storm finished with 18 while DePaul totaled 14 fouls. They made 5 of 17 attempts from long range. DePaul finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 24 attempts. On top of that, DePaul collected 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. DePaul distributed 10 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, St. John's let their opponent shoot 38.3% from the floor on 18 out of 47 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Red Storm converted 12 of 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. St. John's walked away from the contest having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (29 of 69) and made 15 out of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

Jordan Dingle is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He went 38.5% from the field and earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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St. John's heads into this game with a mark of 14-9 so far this season. They are averaging 77.0 pts per game (100th in the nation) on 44.3% from the field. The Red Storm are hitting 33.0% on three-point shots (160 of 485) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a team, St. John's is grabbing 39.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 356 dimes for the year, which is 61st in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Red Storm are able to force 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 16.2 fouls. They give up 32.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 135th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.1). The Red Storm defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.0% (560 of 1,334) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 165th in the country in giving up assists with 288 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Marquette Golden Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 91-57 against Georgetown. The Golden Eagles recorded 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 31 in the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. Georgetown committed 10 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In terms of shots from distance, Marquette buried 14 of their 31 attempts (45.2%). Overall, the Golden Eagles walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6%. The Golden Eagles permitted Georgetown to knock down 19 of 45 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.2% for the matchup. They finished 28.6% from distance by shooting 4 of 14 and finished the contest at 15 out of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Marquette allowed Georgetown to snag 25 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Kameron Jones ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles in this game. He knocked down 12 out of 15 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He earned 31 points in his 21 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Marquette has a mark of 17-5 so far this year. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 15.2 fouls per game and they connect on 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.4 times per contest (31st in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.4 times per game. Marquette has totaled 1,726 pts for the campaign (78.5 per contest) and they snag 33.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 42nd in college basketball.

The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 79th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.7. They have forced 15.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (123rd in D-1). The Marquette defense gives up 33.3% on 3-point attempts (176 of 529) and opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.7 dimes and 34.5 boards every game, which ranks them 255th and 166th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. John's

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