On January 20, the Marquette Golden Eagles barely escaped with a 73-72 win at St. Johns. Now, on Saturday, the Johnnies get a shot at College Basketball odds revenge. Marquette will host St. Johns in a Big East FS1 showdown Saturday night. Marquette is in the thick of the Big East Conference and March Madness race. While St. Johns is playing for the Big Dance, too, they have less margin for error. St. Johns got a lot of preseason attention for hiring coach Rick Pitino. And improvement is already showing.
St. Johns Red Storm vs. Marquette Golden Eagles Betting Information
Date and Time: | Saturday, February 10, 2024, 6 p.m. ET. |
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Location: | Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI. |
TV Coverage: | FS1 |
Betting Online Odds at SBG: | Click Here |
St. Johns at Marquette SBG Odds Overview
St. Johns may be an online wagering bubble team, but they bring a strong effort in each game that they play. Namely, Rick Pitino’s arrival as head coach was the first step towards progress and sustained success. Marquette will be overpriced as the name-brand home team.
St. Johns Red Storm Team Overview
Overall, the St. Johns Redmen are 13-9 straight up, 10-11 against the spread, and 10-11 over/under the total. St. Johns has national metrics of 114th for scoring offense, 208th for field goal percentage, 248th for 3-point field goal percentage, 233rd for free throw percentage, and 34th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, St. Johns is 146th for scoring defense, 98th for field goal percentage permitted, 102nd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 175th for defensive rebounding.
Late on St. Johns has covered two of its previous seven games. St. Johns has gone under the total in five of its last six outings. First among St Johns scorers is Joel Soriano with 16.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Daniss Jenkins brings 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per contest. Jordan Dingle averages 10.6 points per outing. And then RJ Luis Jr brings 10.3 points per matchup,.
Marquette Golden Eagles Team Overview
Overall, the Marquette Golden Eagles are 17-5 straight up, 12-9-1 against the spread, and 8-14 over/under the total. Marquette has national metrics of 73rd for scoring offense, 45th for field goal percentage, 181st for 3-point field goal percentage, 122nd for free throw percentage, and 276th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Marquette is 80th for scoring defense, 118th for field goal percentage permitted, 176th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 187th for defensive rebounding.
Late on Marquette has covered seven of its previous ten games. Marquette has gone under the total in six of its last ten outings. First among Marquette scorers is Tyler Kolek with 15.1 points and 7.2 assists per game. Kam Jones brings 14.7 points per contest. At the same time, Oso Ighodaro contributes 14.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. David Joplin averages 10.9 points per outing.
St. Johns at Marquette SBG Free Picks
In this series, St. Johns got the NCAABB betting cash in five of the last eight meetings. Also, Marquette and St. Johns went under the total in five of their last seven matchups. Specifically at Marquette, St Johns covered in three of its last four visits. Three of those four games went under the total. In this situation, St. Johns has the potential for outright upset!
St. Johns at Marquette SBG Best Bet: St. Johns Red Storm.