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Marquette has historically had the upper hand in this matchup, winning seven of the last ten head-to-head meetings, but St. John's has flipped the script this season. The Red Storm have taken both regular-season contests, securing a 70-64 win in the first meeting and following it up with a narrow 86-84 victory. With those performances in mind, I’m backing St. John’s to complete the season sweep and take down Marquette once again on Friday.

One of the key factors here is fatigue. The Golden Eagles had to battle in a grueling game against Xavier on Thursday, barely escaping with a win. On the other hand, St. John’s had a much smoother path, cruising past Butler, which means they should be the fresher team heading into this quarterfinal showdown.

From a betting perspective, the Red Storm have been the far more reliable team against the spread (ATS) this season. St. John’s is 20-11-1 ATS, covering five of their last six games—including both matchups against Marquette this season. Meanwhile, Marquette has struggled at the window, going just 14-18 ATS and failing to cover seven of their last ten, including each of their past three.

The trends favor St. John’s to cover once again, and with Marquette’s fatigue factor playing a role, an outright Red Storm victory isn’t out of the question. Back St. John’s to stay hot and advance while Marquette struggles to keep pace for a full 40 minutes. Take St. John’s ATS


NCAA Basketball Picks
Friday, March 14th 2025 6:30 PM
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NCAA Basketball Cappers Picks for Marquette vs St. John's with Cappers winnings percentage over 55% for the last 7 days:


Smart Money Sports 68 % Robert Antuann 57 % Kevin Erickson 58 % Kevin Erickson 58 % Tommy G 71 %

Spread
Money
Total
3.5 -110
153
O145.0 -110
-3.5 -110
-177
U145.0 -110


SPREAD
Marquette 3.5 (-110)
AVG SPREAD W%: 51 ROI: -5
Trent Pruitt W%: 49 ROI: -6 Dylan Hellebrand W%: 54 ROI: -1 Smart Money Sports W%: 48 ROI: -7

SPREAD
St. John's -3.5 (-110)
AVG SPREAD W%: 50 ROI: -5
Robert Antuann W%: 51 ROI: -3 Brad Francis W%: 51 ROI: -8 Oliver Zivic W%: 52 ROI: -2 Randy Chambers W%: 48 ROI: -7 Lock Mamba W%: 52 ROI: -1 Primetime Sports Picks W%: 49 ROI: -8 Kevin Erickson W%: 49 ROI: -6 Micah Roberts W%: 48 ROI: -9



MONEY
Marquette 153

MONEY
St. John's -177
AVG MONEY W%: 52 ROI: -8
Tommy G W%: 52 ROI: -8

TOTAL
UNDER 145.0 (-110)
AVG UNDER W%: 49 ROI: -6
Trent Pruitt W%: 49 ROI: -6

TOTAL
OVER 145.0 (-110)
AVG OVER W%: 49 ROI: -6
Kevin Erickson W%: 49 ROI: -6