St. John's Red Storm vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: St. John's (-1)

The St. John's Red Storm (12-5) are headed to Prudential Center on Tuesday where they will play the Seton Hall Pirates (12-5). St. John's is -1-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 148.

The St. John's Red Storm played Creighton and took a loss by a final of 66-65 in their last game. St. John's ended the game with a 40.6% field goal percentage (28 out of 69) and made 2 of their 11 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Red Storm buried 7 of 8 shots for a rate of 87.5%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 assists in this game as well as forcing 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. Concerning the defense, St. John's let their opponent shoot 36.7% from the field on 22 of 60 shooting. Creighton doled out 12 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Creighton grabbed 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Creighton went 76.2% from the charity stripe by making 16 of 21 shots. They made 6 out of their 27 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Red Storm ended up finishing with 20 while Creighton racked up 8 personal fouls.

Joel Soriano is one guy who played a role in the game. He finished 45.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 27 minutes played and also snagged 11 rebounds. He left the arena with 13 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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St. John's heads into this matchup with a mark of 12-5 so far this year. They average 78.6 points per game (85th in D-1) while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Red Storm are shooting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (122 of 356) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a team, St. John's is pulling in 40.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 264 assists this year, which is 63rd in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Red Storm have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 144th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 203 surrendered for the year. The Red Storm defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.3% (417 of 1,010) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 140th in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.9).

The last time they took the court, the Seton Hall Pirates took home the win by a final score of 78-72 when they played Butler. The Pirates collected 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. Butler committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a percentage of 90.9%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Seton Hall converted 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pirates finished the game shooting 30 out of 59 from the field which had them at 50.8%. The Pirates allowed Butler to knock down 24 of their 59 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.7% for the contest. They finished shooting 39.1% from three-point range via 9 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). In regard to rebounding, Seton Hall allowed Butler to grab 22 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Kadary Richmond ended up being a factor for the Pirates for this game. He converted 8 out of 18 in the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 12 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and earned 5 dimes for this contest.

Seton Hall has a record of 12-5 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Pirates are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 90th in the country. Seton Hall has accounted for 1,252 pts for the year (73.6 per game) and they pull in 37.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.0 times per contest (224th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Pirates have committed 15.6 fouls per game and they connect on 76.6% from the free throw line.

The Seton Hall defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (140 of 409) and their opposition knocks down 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.8 assists and 31.6 total rebounds per game, ranking them 253rd and 36th in those categories. The Pirates on the defensive side of the court are 116th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the floor (100th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's (-1)

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