Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (13-15) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will meet the St. John's Red Storm (22-6).

The Georgetown Hoyas faced off with Xavier and ended up losing by a score of 91-84 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Hoyas walked away with 20 and Xavier finished the game with 17 fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 20 attempts from distance. Xavier walked away from this one shooting 88.5% from the charity stripe by burying 23 of 26 attempts. On top of that, Xavier snagged 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Xavier totaled 17 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. When it comes to defense, Georgetown allowed their opponent to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 29 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes for the contest while creating 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 23 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Hoyas converted 14 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Georgetown finished with a 52.7% FG percentage (29 of 55) and buried 12 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Kayvaun Mulready is one guy who played a role for this game. He recorded 19 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played 29 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. He shot 58.3% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Georgetown will take the court with a record of 13-15 so far this year. They are averaging 74.2 points per game (231st in the country) while hitting 43.4% from the field. The Hoyas are shooting 31.7% on three-point attempts (186 of 586) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgetown is grabbing 36.2 boards per game and has totaled 405 dimes for the year, which is 178th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Hoyas are forcing 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are giving up 32.9% from 3-point land and they are 168th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (73.2). The Hoyas defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (705 of 1,634) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 136th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 372 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the St. John's Red Storm took home the win by a final score of 89-57 when they played Villanova. When discussing attacking the glass, St. John's allowed Villanova to snag 24 in all (5 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 30.4% from downtown by going 7 of 23 and ended up going 10 out of 16 from the charity stripe (62.5%). The Red Storm permitted Villanova to knock down 20 out of their 54 tries from the field which had them sitting at 37.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Red Storm finished the game shooting 32 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 52.5%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, St. John's converted 8 of their 15 attempts (53.3%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.8%. Villanova earned 18 fouls in this matchup which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. The Red Storm earned 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the matchup.

Ian Jackson pitched in for the Red Storm for the contest. He earned 19 points in his 22 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and earned 5 rebounds.

St. John's has a record of 22-6 for the campaign. The Red Storm commit 17.6 fouls every game and they connect on 72.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per game (73rd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.7 times per contest. St. John's has accounted for 2,305 pts this season (82.3 per game) and they pull in 38.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Storm are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 193rd in college.

The St. John's defense gives up 32.4% on 3-point attempts (188 of 580) and their opponents are making 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.1 assists and 34.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 74th and 217th in D-1. The Red Storm defensively are ranked 106th in college in points given up per game with 71.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (78th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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