Seton Hall vs St. John’s Prediction 1/20/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Seton Hall Pirates and the St. John’s Red Storm meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Madison Square Garden. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Seton Hall Pirates vs. St. John’s Red Storm prediction.

Seton Hall Pirates Recap

The Seton Hall Pirates come into this game looking to bounce back from their 77-66 loss at the hands of Butler last time out to sit at 14-4 this season. After this game, Seton Hall will head on the road for a game against Depaul.

Pirates Drop Back-To-Back Games

AJ Staton-McCray leads the Pirates in scoring with 12.3 PPG along with 3.6 RPG while Tajuan Simpkins has 11.1 PPG with 2.9 RPG. Adam Clark has 10.5 PPG with 2.5 RPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead the Pirates in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Seton Hall so far this season. Elijah Fisher has 8.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG. Mike Williams has 8.1 PPG while Stephon Payne has 7.2 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG and Najai Hines has 6.9 PPG and 5.5 RPG so far this season. As a team, Seton Hall is averaging 73.8 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 75.1% from the foul line this season.

St. John’s Red Storm Recap

The St. John’s Red Storm come into this game looking to add on to their 86-79 win over Villanova last time out to sit at 13-5 this season. After this game, St. John’s will head on the road for a game against Xavier.

Red Storm Win 4 In A Row

Zuby Ejiofor leads the Red Storm in scoring and rebounding with 15.8 PPG and 7.5 RPG along with 3.1 APG while Bryce Hopkins has 13.3 PPG with 4.9 RPG. Ian Jackson has 11.1 PPG with 2.7 RPG and  Oziyah Sellers has 10.9 PPG with 3.4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for St. John’s up to this point in the year. Joson Sanon also has 9.5 PPG with 3.3 RPG and Dillon Mitchell also has 8.6 PPG with 6.1 RPG as well on the year for the Red Storm. As a team, St. John’s is averaging 85.6 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 36.3% from three and 73.3% from the foul line this season.

Seton Hall Pirates @ St. John’s Red Storm Betting Trends: January 20, 2026

Why the St. John’s Red Storm will win

• St. John’s has won each of its last 15 night games.
• Seton Hall has lost each of its last five games at Madison Square Garden.
• St. John’s has won the first half in each of its last nine home games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Seton Hall Pirates will win

• Seton Hall has won 10 of its last 11 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• The road team has won the first half in six of Seton Hall’s last seven games.

Total Points Facts

• Twenty-one of Seton Hall’s last 22 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 143 or fewer points.
• Each of St. John’s’ last eight games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 145+ points.

Matchup/League Facts

• St. John’s ranks 9th among Division 1 teams for free throws made per game this season (19.9).
• St. John’s ranks T9th among Division 1 teams for free throw attempts per game this season (27.0).
• Seton Hall ranks 2nd among Division 1 teams for opponent field goals made per game this season (20.4).
• Seton Hall ranks 361st among Division 1 teams for three-point field goal attempts per game this season (16.7).

Seton Hall Pirates vs. St. John’s Red Storm Prediction

I’m on the Red Storm here. I just think that St. John’s is the far better team in this matchup and we’re starting to see the Red Storm pick up their play in recent games while I think the Pirates are starting to come back down to earth a little bit. I think Seton Hall will be fine down the road, but for right now, I have to roll with the Red Storm laying the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: St. John's -9.5