Seton Hall Pirates vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

Madison Square Garden is where the St. John's Red Storm (13-5) will compete against the Seton Hall Pirates (14-4) on Tuesday.

The Seton Hall Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Butler and took a loss by a final of 77-66 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Pirates ended up finishing with 27 and Butler finished the game with 19 fouls. They also converted 4 of 18 shots from 3-point range. Butler finished shooting 80.5% when shooting free throws by making 33 of 41 attempts. In addition, Butler collected 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Butler distributed 7 assists and had 8 steals in the game. When it comes to the defense, Seton Hall allowed 45.5% from the floor on 20 out of 44 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 43 with 20 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pirates converted 17 of 25 attempts for a rate of 68.0%. Seton Hall ended the game having earned a 35.9% field goal percentage (23 of 64) and converted 3 of their 17 3-pointers.

A.J. Staton-McCray is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He walked away with 17 points on 4 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and snagged 3 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Seton Hall heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 14-4 for the year. They are giving up possession 10.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Seton Hall is collecting 37.2 boards per game and has totaled 243 assists this season, which has them ranked 250th in the country in terms of passing. The Pirates are connecting on 30.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (92 of 300) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They average 72.8 points per outing (276th in the nation) while hitting 43.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pirates have forced 14.8 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 21st in college in giving up assists with 195 relinquished on the season. The Pirates defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.5% (368 of 932) and they concede 33.4 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 8th in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.8).

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm took home the win by a final score of 86-79 against Villanova. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, St. John's permitted Villanova to grab 27 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished 42.3% from three-point range by hitting 11 of 26 and finished the game at 18 out of 24 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Red Storm allowed Villanova to convert 25 out of their 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Red Storm finished the game shooting 30 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.7%. When it comes to three-point attempts, St. John's knocked down 5 of 15 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 67.7%. Villanova was called for 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Red Storm to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Red Storm snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 28 for this game.

Bryce Hopkins pitched in for the Red Storm in the game. He scored 20 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the contest. He made 6 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

St. John's has a win-loss record of 13-5 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Red Storm are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 108th in the country. St. John's has 1,548 points on the campaign (86.0 per contest) and they average 38.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.2 times per contest (79th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per game. The Red Storm commit 18.3 fouls per contest while shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The St. John's defense allows 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (124 of 383) and opponents are connecting on 75.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.8 dimes and 34.2 rebounds per game, which is ranked 63rd and 164th in the nation. The Red Storm on defense are ranked 157th in the nation in points given up per game with 72.8. They have forced 15.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (124th in college hoops).

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