Marquette Golden Eagles vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (19-3) will go up against the Marquette Golden Eagles (18-4) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles faced off with Connecticut and took a loss by a score of 77-69 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 16 and Connecticut accounted for 16 fouls. They made 12 out of their 19 attempts from distance. Connecticut went 78.9% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 19 attempts. On top of that, Connecticut pulled down 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Connecticut recorded 16 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 59.5% from the field on 25 out of 42 shooting. They also recorded 5 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 21 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 12 of 22 attempts for a rate of 54.5%. Marquette ended the game with a 39.7% field goal percentage (25 out of 63) and knocked down 7 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kameron Jones is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He scored 22 points on 9 of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and snagged 1 board. He finished the game at 45.0% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Marquette comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 18-4 on the year. They are turning it over 8.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Marquette is collecting 33.5 boards per contest and has 311 assists for the season, which has them ranked 169th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are shooting 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (208 of 634) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.7 points per contest (82nd in Division 1) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles have forced 16.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.3 fouls. They are ranked 308th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 330 conceded for the campaign. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.2% (532 of 1,203) and they concede 35.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 31.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 61st in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 68-66 when they played Providence. The Red Storm pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the contest. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. Providence had 18 fouls for this contest which took the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, St. John's converted 7 of their 21 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Red Storm went 26 out of 68 from the floor which had them at 38.2%. The Red Storm allowed Providence to bury 24 out of 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.9% in the matchup. They finished 42.9% from downtown by going 12 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to rebounds, St. John's permitted Providence to snag 36 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Kadary Richmond pitched in for the Red Storm for this contest. He totaled 24 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 8 assists in this game. He buried 10 of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and added 8 rebounds.

St. John's has a mark of 19-3 on the season. The Red Storm have committed 16.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.6 times per contest (72nd in the country) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per contest. St. John's has earned 1,745 pts on the campaign (79.3 per contest) and they collect 41.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Storm are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which is 159th in the nation.

The St. John's defense allows 33.7% on three-point shots (166 of 492) and their opponents are connecting on 66.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.6 dimes and 35.0 boards per game, which is 141st and 220th in college hoops. The Red Storm on the defensive end are ranked 31st in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.2. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (17th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. John's

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