St. John's Red Storm vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

The Seton Hall Pirates (20-11) will compete against the St. John's Red Storm (19-12) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The St. John's Red Storm took the court against Georgetown and took home the win by a score of 86-78 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Red Storm left the arena with 15 and Georgetown finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also made 12 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. Georgetown shot 100.0% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 12 shots. Moreover, Georgetown snagged 25 rebounds (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgetown distributed 13 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. In the matter of defending, St. John's allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the field on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Red Storm converted 23 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 71.9%. St. John's walked away from the contest with a 60.4% FG percentage (29 out of 48) and buried 5 out of their 13 3-pointers.

Daniss Jenkins is one guy who had an impact for this contest. He accounted for 23 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins played and collected 2 boards. He finished the game at 63.6% from the floor and also dished out 7 dimes.

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St. John's heads into this contest with a record of 19-12 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per game and as a team are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, St. John's is grabbing 38.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 488 dimes for the year, which is 54th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Red Storm are shooting 33.6% on 3-pointers (219 of 651) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.1 pts per contest (67th in college basketball) on 45.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Storm are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.7 fouls. They are giving up 34.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 152nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (71.2). The Red Storm are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (768 of 1,792) and they surrender 33.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 182nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 404 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Seton Hall Pirates got the win with a final of 86-62 when they played DePaul. The Pirates were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this contest. They also gave up possession 9 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. DePaul committed 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 87.5%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Seton Hall buried 12 of their 24 tries (50.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Pirates finished the game shooting 30 for 60 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Pirates permitted DePaul to bury 21 of 48 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 18 and ended up shooting 14 of 16 at the charity stripe (87.5%). In reference to how they rebounded, Seton Hall allowed DePaul to get 18 in total (5 offensive).

Dre Davis ended up being important for the Pirates in the game. He converted 10 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He earned 28 points in his 33 minutes on the court and totaled 3 assists for the matchup.

Seton Hall has a mark of 20-11 for the campaign. The Pirates commit 15.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.4 times per contest (246th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Seton Hall has tallied 2,257 pts on the campaign (72.8 per contest) and they grab 37.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Pirates are connecting on 44.8% from the field, which is 174th in Division 1.

The Pirates defensively are ranked 102nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 69.5. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (80th in college basketball). The Seton Hall defense concedes 33.8% on 3-point shots (259 of 766) and opponents are connecting on 75.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.0 dimes and 32.1 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 276th and 41st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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