Marquette vs St. John's Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for March 9 Big East Tournament (Golden Eagles Soar in Blowout)

Marquette vs St. John's (NY) Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Big East Tournament Game
  • No. 6 Marquette (25-6, 1 7-3 Big East) vs. St. John's (NY) (18-14, 7-13 Big East)
  • Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Venue: Madison Square Garden — New York City, New York
  • Coverage: Fox Sports 1

The 2023 Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinals are here, which means top-seeded Marquette will see its first action of the tournament as they take on a No. 8 St. John's team that just defeated No. 9 Butler on Wednesday.

Marquette vs St. John's (NY) Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: MARQ: (-285) | STJOHN: (+230)
  • Spread: MARQ: -6.5 (-120) | STJOHN: +6.5 (-102)
  • Total: 161.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

This isn't going to surprise anyone – Marquette are massive favorites. At +320 on the moneyline an upset isn't out of the question for St. John's, but the 8.5-point spread suggests we're more likely to see a blowout. The 161.5-point over/under does point to a high-scoring blowout, at least.

Marquette vs St. John's (NY) Betting Trends

  • Marquette is 19-12-0 against the spread this season.
  • The Golden Eagles' ATS record as 6.5-point favorites or more is 9-8.
  • There have been 17 Marquette's games (out of 31) that hit the over this year.
  • St. John's (NY)'s record against the spread is 14-17-0.
  • The Red Storm are 3-5 as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
  • St. John's (NY) has seen 15 of its 31 games go over the point total.
Marquette Rank Marquette AVG St. John's (NY) AVG St. John's (NY) Rank
14th 81.0 Points Scored 77.6 47th
217th 71.3 Points Allowed 75.3 318th
333rd 28.3 Rebounds 37.1 6th
280th 7.3 Off. Rebounds 11.5 9th
43rd 8.8 3pt Made 5.8 323rd
4th 17.9 Assists 15.4 37th
46th 10.5 Turnovers 13.3 310th

  
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