St. John's at Seton Hall odds, picks and predictions
The St. John's Red Storm (11-3, 1-2 Big East) and the Seton Hall Pirates (7-7, 0-3) meet Saturday at Prudential Center. Tip-off is scheduled for noon ET (FOX Sports 1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the St. John's vs. Seton Hall odds and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Red Storm came up just short against Xavier at home Wednesday, falling 84-79 as 1.5-point underdogs. It was the 2nd straight conference loss for the Johnnies after opening with an 86-67 win over DePaul in Big East play on Dec. 7, covering as 9-point favorites.
The Pirates have dropped their first 3 conference tilts against Providence (71-67, Dec. 17), Xavier (73-70, Dec. 20) and Marquette (83-69, Tuesday), covering only against the Musketeers. The Over is 2-0-1 for Seton Hall in 3 conference games to date.
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St. John's at Seton Hall odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML) : St. John's +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Seton Hall -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS) : St. John's +3.5 (-105) | Seton Hall -3.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U) : 144.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
St. John's at Seton Hall picks and predictions
Prediction
St. John's 70, Seton Hall 64
Moneyline
ST. JOHN'S (+145) is a value play on the road against Seton Hall, a team that has been very mediocre overall on the season.
The Johnnies won 84-63 last season on the road against the Pirates and will get it done again Saturday.
Against the spread
ST. JOHN'S +3.5 (-105) comes with a bit of risk, as it has dropped and failed to over the past 2 games. However, Seton Hall has also failed to win each of its 3 conference games and the Johnnies are a little deeper with C Joel Soriano averaging a double-double (15.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG), and 4 total players averaging 10.2 or more PPG.
Over/Under
UNDER 144.5 (-110) is worth a look in this Big East tilt. In the previous 6 meetings between these teams - and 8 of the past 9 - the Under has connected. That includes a pair of Under results last season.
The Under is 5-1 in the past 6 games overall for the Johnnies while going 6-6-1 in 13 games overall for the Pirates. The Under is 4-2 in 6 games at home for Seton Hall.
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