The No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles (19-3, 8-1 Big East) will attempt to prolong their eight-game winning streak against the St. John’s Red Storm (16-6, 4-5 Big East) at Fiserv Forum. The game is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.
St. John’s Red Storm at Marquette Golden Eagles ATS Prediction
In the Red Storm’s last matchup, they were thoroughly outplayed by the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils, 91-61. Duke’s 45.5 offensive rebounding percentage was their largest strength over St. John’s, who had a rate of 26.7. The Blue Devils’ mark was above their season average of 38.1. LJ Figueroa led St. John’s in scoring with 14 points on 7-for-18 shooting.
The Golden Eagles had no trouble getting past the Butler Bulldogs in their last contest, 76-58. Marquette had an effective field goal percentage of 0.647 (above their season average of 0.539). Butler, meanwhile, forced the Golden Eagles into a turnover percentage of 22.0 (above their season average of 17.2). Markus Howard was the game’s top scorer with 32 points on 14-for-23 shooting from the field.
The elite offense of Marquette will go head-to-head against the mid-tier defense of St. John’s. The Golden Eagles rank 59th in effective field goal percentage (0.543), while the Red Storm are 186th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.503). The Golden Eagles should have the advantage on that end of the court. The Red Storm should have an advantage in terms of ball security. They rank 10th at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 15.1 percent). Conversely, the Golden Eagles force the 67th-fewest turnovers in the NCAA (opponents’ turnover percentage of 17.4 percent).
This is the second game of the season between these two squads. In the first, Shamorie Ponds scored a game-high 26 points and the Red Storm defeated the Golden Eagles 89-69. He also put up seven rebounds and five assists. The Red Storm knocked down 18 of their 24 free throws (75.0 percent) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.634 vs. 0.468).
St. John’s Red Storm vs. Marquette Golden Eagles Free Pick
College Basketball Pick: SU Winner – Marquette, ATS Winner – Marquette, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Notes:
St. John’s ranks 16th in steals per game (8.8) while Marquette ranks 177th (5.4).
Bettings Trends:
The Red Storm have been outscored by an average of 3.8 points in their last five games. For the season, St. John’s has defeated opponents by an average of 7.3 points.
During their last five games, the Golden Eagles have scored an average of 79.0 points per game (0.5 below their season average) and allowed an average of 69.6 points per game (0.6 above their season average).
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