St. John's Red Storm vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Marquette Golden Eagles (9-17) will take on the St. John's Red Storm (20-5) on Wednesday.

The St. John's Red Storm played Providence and notched a win by a score of 79-69 in their last contest. St. John's finished the contest having earned a 38.2% field goal percentage (26 of 68) and knocked down 6 of their 21 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Red Storm made 21 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 13 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to defense, St. John's allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the field on 22 out of 66 shooting. Providence dished out 8 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Moreover, Providence collected 40 rebounds (14 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Providence finished the contest at 83.3% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of 24 attempts. They also converted 5 of their 23 tries from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Red Storm ended up walking away with 18 and Providence recorded 21 personal fouls.

Dylan Darling is one guy who played a role in this game. He finished 54.5% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He played for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 8 boards. He recorded 23 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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St. John's heads into this contest with a mark of 20-5 for the campaign. They have an average of 84.3 pts per contest (29th in the nation) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Red Storm are shooting 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (182 of 526) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. John's is pulling down 38.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 398 assists for the season, which ranks 97th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Red Storm are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 46th in college in giving up assists with 294 relinquished for the year. The Red Storm defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (640 of 1,509) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 33.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 130th in the country in points per game from their opponents (72.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a loss by a score of 96-88 when they played Xavier. The Golden Eagles recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. Xavier was called for 13 fouls for this game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Marquette converted 8 of their 25 attempts (32.0%). In all, the Golden Eagles went 36 for 70 from the field which had them sitting at 51.4%. The Golden Eagles allowed Xavier to knock down 31 out of 67 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.3% for this game. They shot 47.1% from distance by hitting 16 of 34 and ended up shooting 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). Concerning rebounding, Marquette allowed Xavier to grab 34 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Nigel James Jr. ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles for this game. He tallied 30 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 12 dimes in the game. He made 13 of 22 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 59.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Marquette has a win-loss record of 9-17 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 43.6% from the field, which ranks them 280th in the country. Marquette has scored 1,975 pts this year (76.0 per contest) and they average 34.7 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per contest (79th in the country) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. The Golden Eagles are committing 17.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 67.8% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 284th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 77.7. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (246th in college hoops). The Marquette defense allows 34.7% on three-point shots (213 of 614) and their opponents are converting on 75.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 16.4 assists and 38.3 boards per contest, ranking them 343rd and 342nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marquette

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