Marquette Golden Eagles vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (6-11) are headed to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will play the St. John's Red Storm (11-5).

The Marquette Golden Eagles took the court against Villanova and took a loss by a final of 76-73 in their last contest. Marquette finished the game having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and converted 11 out of their 31 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles converted 12 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 22 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, Marquette let their opponent shoot 55.4% from the field on 31 out of 56 shooting. Villanova doled out 14 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Villanova collected 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Villanova finished shooting 100.0% when shooting free throws by making 7 of 7 attempts. They knocked down 7 of 25 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 11 and Villanova had 16 personal fouls.

Nigel James Jr. is someone who was a factor for the game. He went 78.6% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and also grabbed 1 board. He was able to score 31 points on 11 out of 14 shooting.

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Marquette heads into this game with a mark of 6-11 this year. They turn it over 11.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Marquette is grabbing 36.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 254 assists so far this season, which is 131st in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are shooting 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (136 of 455) and 69.6% from the free throw line. They average 74.6 points per game (242nd in D-1) while hitting 40.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing 14.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They rank 312th in college hoops in giving up assists with 265 conceded so far this year. The Golden Eagles defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.7% (458 of 1,024) and they surrender 38.4 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 257th in college in opponents points per game (76.4).

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took home the win by a final score of 90-73 when they faced Creighton. In reference to rebounding, St. John's allowed Creighton to pull down 23 in all (1 offensive). They shot 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 10 of 26 and ended up shooting 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Red Storm permitted Creighton to make 23 of 50 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0% for this game. Overall, the Red Storm finished shooting 33 out of 65 from the field which had them sitting at 50.8%. When it comes to shots from distance, St. John's knocked down 12 out of their 23 attempts (52.2%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a rate of 66.7%. Creighton had 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Red Storm were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this contest.

Lefteris Liotopoulos ended up being a major contributor for the Red Storm for this contest. He had 17 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes for the contest. He converted 6 of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 4 rebounds.

St. John's has a win-loss mark of 11-5 this year. The Red Storm are responsible for committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 73.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.2 times per game (82nd in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per game. St. John's has tallied 1,370 pts for the season (85.6 per contest) and they collect 38.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Red Storm are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 136th in college.

The Red Storm on the defensive side of the court are 164th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.7. They are able to force 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (106th in the country). The St. John's defense surrenders 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (108 of 342) and their opponents are knocking down 76.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 11.9 assists and 35.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 69th and 215th 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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