St. John’s vs Seton Hall Prediction 1/18/25 College Basketball Picks

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

St. John’s Recap

The St. John’s Red Storm come into this game looking to build on a 63-58 win over Georgetown last time out to improve to 15-3 on the year. After this game, St. John’s will head home for a matchup with Xavier.

Red Storm Win 4th Straight

RJ Luis Jr. leads the Red Storm in scoring with 17.5 PPG and 6.4 RPG along with 2.3 APG while Zuby Ejiofor has 14.4 PPG with a team-high 8.2 RPG. Kadary Richmond has 10.7 PPG with 5.1 RPG and a team-high 4.7 APG to lead St. John’s in assists and Deivon Smith has 10.8 PPG with 5.6 RPG and 4.4 APG while capping off the group of double-digit scorers for St. John’s so far this season. Simeon Wilcher has 9.2 PPG while Aaron Scott has 8.4 PPG with 4.4 RPG. As a team, St. John’s is averaging 80.7 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 30.2% from three, and 69% from the foul line this season.

Why the St. John’s Red Storm will win

• St. John’s has won each of its last 13 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Seton Hall has lost seven of its last eight games.

Seton Hall Recap

The Seton Hall Pirates come into this game looking to bounce back after an 82-77 road loss to Butler last time out to fall to 6-11 on the year. After this game, Seton Hall will welcome Marquette to town.

Pirates Lose Back-To-Back Games

Isaiah Coleman leads the Pirates in scoring and rebounding with 15.4 PPG and 4.8 RPG while Chaunce Jenkins has 11.9 PPG with 4.1 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Seton Hall so far this season. Dylan Addae-Wusu has 9.9 PPG with 3.7 APG to lead the Pirates in assists along with 1.7 SPG as well. As a team, Seton Hall is 65.3 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field, 35.9% from three, and 65.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Seton Hall Pirates will win

• St. John’s has lost each of its last nine games at Prudential Center.
• Seton Hall has won each of its last nine games against St. John’s at Prudential Center.

St. John’s vs. Seton Hall Prediction

I’m on Seton Hall here. The Pirates are one of those teams that play horrendous-looking basketball and it’s not always fun to watch, but when you’re catching them as a decent-sized underdog, it’s fun to check your bankroll at the end of the night. St. John’s is the better team, but they have been far from convincing in a lot of their road games this season and it’s Kadary Richmond’s first game back at Seton Hall after transferring from the Pirates to the Johnnies. Part of me thinks the Pirates will want this one just a bit more to stick it to their old teammate, so I’ll roll with the Pirates and the points here.