St. John's Red Storm vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 3/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Friday, March 6, 2026

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (24-6) are headed to Prudential Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Seton Hall Pirates (20-10).

The St. John's Red Storm played Georgetown and earned the victory with a final of 72-69 in their last contest. St. John's ended with a 39.4% field goal percentage (26 of 66) and knocked down 6 out of their 28 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Red Storm made 14 of 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning the defense, St. John's allowed 48.2% from the field on 27 of 56 shooting. Georgetown distributed 17 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Georgetown snagged 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Georgetown finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of their 15 attempts. They converted 5 of 16 shots from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Red Storm ended up with 9 and Georgetown accumulated 18 fouls.

Zuby Ejiofor is one player who played a role in this contest. He was able to score 23 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and snagged 7 boards. He ended up shooting 76.9% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists.

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St. John's will play this game with a mark of 24-6 on the season. They average 82.2 points per outing (53rd in Division 1) while hitting 45.1% from the floor. The Red Storm are hitting 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (212 of 628) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a team, St. John's is pulling down 39.0 boards per game and has tallied 491 dimes on the season, which ranks 60th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per game and as a team are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Red Storm are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They rank 81st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 366 surrendered so far this year. The Red Storm defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.3% (758 of 1,792) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 32.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 95th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seton Hall Pirates got the victory with a final of 77-68 against Xavier. In the matter of how they rebounded, Seton Hall allowed Xavier to pull down 30 in all (12 on the offensive side). They shot 40.9% from 3-point land by going 9 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Pirates allowed Xavier to make 25 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.4% in this contest. Overall, the Pirates finished the game shooting 29 for 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.8%. In terms of 3-pointers, Seton Hall made 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.9%. Xavier was called for 15 fouls in this game which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Pirates were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for the contest.

Adam Clark ended up having an impact for the Pirates for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 12 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this contest.

Seton Hall has a mark of 20-10 this year. As an offense, the Pirates are shooting 43.8% from the field, which has them ranked 273rd in the nation. Seton Hall has totaled 2,116 pts this year (70.5 per contest) and they pull down 35.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.2 times per contest (241st in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. The Pirates have committed 18.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Pirates on the defensive end are ranked 10th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 64.8. They have forced 14.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (22nd in college hoops). The Seton Hall defense concedes 32.6% on 3-pointers (218 of 668) and their opponents are connecting on 71.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.1 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 79th and 122nd in Division 1.

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