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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