Marquette at St. John's 1/1/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The No. 18 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles visit Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York to play a New Year’s game against the St. John’s Red Storm. The Golden Eagles improved to 11-2 on the season following their 84-41 rout of Southern on Friday. Markus Howard led the Golden Eagles in the win with 26 points. Howard scored 23 of his 26 during the first half.
Shamorie Ponds leads St. John’s in scoring and assists with averages of 18.7 points and 6.1 assists per game. Three other players for the Red Storm are averaging double figures in scoring. LJ Figueroa leads the team in rebounding with an average of 7.0 per game. St. John’s is shooting 48.2% from the field and 39.8% from 3-point territory.
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St. John’s has covered the number in 9 of its last 12 versus Marquette and 5 of its last 7 at home against the Golden Eagles. The home team (St. John’s) in this matchup has covered the number in each of the last 4 meetings. St. John’s is coming off a heartbreaking loss to Seton Hall knocking it from the unbeaten ranks and will look to bounce back with authority. Final Score Prediction, St. John’s Red Storm wins and covers ATS 80-77.