The Seton Hall Pirates take on the St. John's Red Storm in the 2026 Big East Tournament in New York, N.Y., on Friday, March 13. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
St. John's is favored by -7.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -360. Seton Hall, meanwhile, enters as a +7.5 underdog and is +285 on the moneyline to pull off the upset. The over/under sits at total 132.5 points.
Here’s my Seton Hall vs. St. John's prediction and college basketball picks for Friday, March 13.
Seton Hall vs St. John's Prediction
My Pick: Under 132.5
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Seton Hall vs St. John's Odds
| Seton Hall Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+7.5 -110 | 132.5 -110o / -110u | +285 |
| St. John's Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-7.5 -110 | 132.5 -110o / -110u | -360 |
- Seton Hall vs St. John's spread: St. John's -7.5
- Seton Hall vs St. John's over/under: 132.5 points
- Seton Hall vs St. John's moneyline: Seton Hall +285, St. John's -360
Seton Hall vs St. John's College Basketball Betting Preview
Seton Hall has won games all season with defense and toughness. The Pirates' Big East Tournament semifinal opponent — St. John's — is built to win with bullyball. The immovable object meets the even less movable object.
In two meetings this season, St. John's swept the Pirates, with neither team topping 72 points in either game. At Madison Square Garden, the Johnnies won despite making just two 3-pointers, holding Seton Hall under 40% shooting.
In the return game in Newark, Seton Hall was ice cold, making just one 3-pointer all night. That's not unusual for the Pirates, who have made fewer than five 3s in a game 14 times this season.
That includes the Pirates' four of 10 shooting night in the quarterfinals, though that tied Seton Hall's fourth-best outside shooting percentage on the season.
Neither of these teams is looking to run and fill up the scoreboard, with Madison Square Garden and the Big East Tournament happy to host a rock fight.
Since the Big East realigned into its current form in 2014, the under is 67-42-1, nearly 62%. In fact, if you stretch the criteria to all games played at the World's Most Famous Arena since 2014, the under hits in 56.6% of games.
Those Big Apple lights are bright, maybe too bright for some shooters — especially with these two teams primed for a slow-motion wrestling match.
My Pick: Under 132.5
