Marquette vs. St. John’s (NY) Prediction: Spread, Total Points, Moneyline Picks – Saturday, March 4, 2023

The No. 6 Marquette Golden Eagles (24-6, 16-3 Big East) are big, 11.5-point favorites as they look to build on a five-game winning streak when they host the St. John’s (NY) Red Storm (17-13, 7-12 Big East) on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Fiserv Forum. The game airs at 2:00 PM ET on FOX. The matchup has an over/under of 162 points.

Marquette vs. St. John’s (NY) Odds

• Marquette odds to win: -706
• St. John’s (NY) odds to win: +494
• Spread: Marquette (-11.5)
• Total: 162

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: FOX
• Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Venue: Fiserv Forum

Who Will Win Marquette vs. St. John’s (NY)?

Marquette and St. John’s (NY) Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games this season it was favored by 11.5 points or more, Marquette has a 3-5 record against the spread.

St. John’s (NY) is a perfect 1-0 against the spread when an underdog by 11.5 points or more this year.

The Golden Eagles and the Red Storm combine to average 4.4 fewer points per game than the total of 162 set for this game.

Marquette and St. John’s (NY) have seen their opponents average a combined 16.4 fewer points per game than the over/under of 162 set in this outing.

The average over/under Marquette has had set in matchups this year is 10.9 fewer points than this outing’s point total.

The average point total for the Red Storm this season is 9.9 points fewer than this game’s over/under.

So far this season, the Golden Eagles have put together a 20-10-0 record against the spread.

The Red Storm are 12-18-0 ATS this year.

Marquette Stats & Insights

Marquette averages 80.5 points per game (19th in college basketball) while giving up 70.6 per contest (196th in college basketball). It has a +298 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 9.9 points per game.

Marquette loses the rebound battle by 3.7 boards on average. it records 28.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 333rd in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 32.1 per outing.

The Golden Eagles make 8.8 three-pointers per game (43rd in college basketball) while shooting 35.3% from deep (119th in college basketball). They are making 1.2 more threes per outing than their opponents, who drain 7.6 per game while shooting 35.4%.

Marquette ranks ninth in college basketball with 103.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 146th in college basketball defensively with 90.3 points conceded per 100 possessions.

The Golden Eagles are posting 82.5 points per game this year in home games, which is 2.8 more points than they’re averaging on the road (79.7).

St. John’s (NY) Stats & Insights

St. John’s (NY) puts up 77.1 points per game (55th in college basketball) while allowing 75 per contest (312th in college basketball). It has a +62 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 2.1 points per game.

The 36.7 rebounds per game St. John’s (NY) accumulates rank eighth in the country, 3.9 more than the 32.8 its opponents collect.

St. John’s (NY) hits 5.6 three-pointers per game (336th in college basketball) at a 32.6% rate (269th in college basketball), compared to the 8.3 per outing its opponents make, shooting 35.2% from beyond the arc.

St. John’s (NY) averages 91.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (239th in college basketball), and allows 89.1 points per 100 possessions (114th in college basketball).

At home, the Red Storm average 77.6 points per game. Away, they average 73.8.

Marquette Key Players to Watch

The scoring leader for the Golden Eagles this season is Kam Jones, who averages 15 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.

Oso Ighodaro is Marquette’s leading rebounder, pulling down 5.9 per game, while Tyler Kolek is its best passer, distributing 7.8 assists in each contest.

The Golden Eagles get the most three-point shooting production out of Jones, who makes 2.7 threes per game.

The Marquette steals leader is Kolek, who averages 1.7 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Ighodaro, who compiles 1.6 rejections per contest.

St. John’s (NY) Key Players to Watch

The Red Storm’s leader in scoring and rebounding is Joel Soriano with 15.3 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.

Posh Alexander dishes out more assists than any other St. John’s (NY) player with 4.4 per game. He also scores 10 points and pulls down four rebounds per game.

David Jones is reliable from distance and leads the Red Storm with 1.4 made threes per game.

St. John’s (NY)’s leader in steals is Alexander (two per game), and its leader in blocks is Soriano (1.4 per game).

Marquette vs. St. John’s (NY) Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  Marquette (-11.5)
  

• Pick OU:

  Under (162)
  

• Prediction:
  Marquette 82, St. John’s (NY) 69

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