St. John's Red Storm vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is where the Marquette Golden Eagles (22-8) will try to defeat the St. John's Red Storm (26-4) on Saturday.

The St. John's Red Storm stepped onto the hardwood against Seton Hall and notched a win by a score of 71-61 in their last game. St. John's wrapped up the contest with a 43.4% FG percentage (23 out of 53) and buried 4 of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Red Storm converted 21 of 33 shots for a rate of 63.6%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing defending, St. John's allowed 52.1% from the floor on 25 out of 48 shooting. Seton Hall doled out 17 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Seton Hall grabbed 22 rebounds (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Seton Hall finished the game at 42.9% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 21 attempts. They made 2 out of their 11 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Red Storm ended up with 15 while Seton Hall recorded 22 fouls.

RJ Luis is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up with 21 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and also snagged 6 boards. He shot 53.8% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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St. John's enters this game with a record of 26-4 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, St. John's is pulling down 40.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 470 dimes so far this year, which is 67th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Red Storm are shooting 30.2% on shots from beyond the arc (181 of 600) and 68.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.4 pts per contest (69th in college hoops) while going 44.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Storm are forcing 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 31st in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.7). The Red Storm defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.0% (692 of 1,729) and they concede 34.7 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 170th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 393 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a loss by a score of 72-66 against Connecticut. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Marquette permitted Connecticut to snag 39 in all (14 on the offensive side). They finished 35.0% from 3-point land by going 7 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 14 from the charity stripe (92.9%). The Golden Eagles permitted Connecticut to knock down 26 out of their 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Golden Eagles ended up going 25 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.9%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Marquette made 3 out of 22 attempts (13.6%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a clip of 81.3%. Connecticut earned 13 personal fouls for this game which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also coughed it up 5 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Golden Eagles were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game.

David Joplin ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles in this matchup. He accumulated 23 points in his 39 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 7 out of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Marquette has a win-loss mark of 22-8 on the season. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which is 196th in the country. Marquette has tallied 2,301 points on the campaign (76.7 per contest) and they pull in 34.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per game (157th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.0 times per contest. The Golden Eagles commit 15.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Marquette defense allows 31.7% on shots from distance (214 of 676) and opponents are converting on 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.5 assists and 35.4 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 287th and 248th in Division 1. The Golden Eagles are ranked 47th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 67.0. They are able to force 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (156th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marquette

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