Marquette vs St. John’s Big East Semifinal Prediction, Odds and College Basketball Picks March 14

St. John’s is a win away from the program’s first Big East tournament final since 2000. However, the Red Storm need to get by a Marquette team looking to make it three consecutive trips to the Big East title game.

St. John’s is eighth at +2200 in the March Madness betting odds. Marquette is well back at +15000 in the championship odds. The NCAA basketball futures odds list St. John’s as the Big East tournament favorite.

Marquette vs St. John’s Prediction Today

My prediction: St. John’s 74, Marquette 72

Talk about our challenging brackets, Marquette had to dispatch a red-hot Xavier team in the quarterfinals and now gets to face the top-seeded Red Storm with a spot in Saturday’s Big East title game on the line.

#MUBB Rallies For 89-87 Victory Over Xavier In BIG EAST Quarterfinal

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— Marquette Basketball (@MarquetteMBB) March 13, 2025

Marquette played St. John’s as tough as any other Big East team this season. The Golden Eagles led at halftime before losing 86-84 in one of the best Big East games of the season.

Four of the last five Marquette vs St. John’s games in March have been decided by two points. I won’t be surprised to see that trend continue.

Top 3 Marquette vs St. John’s Betting Picks

• Marquette (+4) vs St. John’s
• Marquette vs St. John’s Over 141.5
• Marquette vs St. John’s best point-scorer bet: Marquette to score first

My Analysis

This could be a fun college basketball game and just a little physical as the only two ranked teams in the Big East are ready to duke it out in Round 3.

Points were hard to come by in the first meeting, which happened to be played at Madison Square Garden. When it comes to the NCAAB expert picks, we like the pace to fall somewhere between the first matchup with 134 points scored and the most recent battle that saw 170 points put on the scoreboard.

Postgame quotes from Coach, @KadaryRichmond and @Zubyejiofor 🎙️⤵️@MaspethFederal | #RedStorm pic.twitter.com/1pPkbxLhdG

— St. John’s Men’s Basketball (@StJohnsBBall) March 14, 2025

Even though six of the last 10 games between Marquette and St. John’s went under the total, go with this one to go over the college basketball odds total of 141.5 points.

Marquette vs St. John’s College Basketball Best Prop Bet

The last time Marquette guard Kam Jones faced St. John’s, he made college basketball news when he flirted with a triple-double with 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. It was a far cry from the 15 points, three rebounds and one assist he had in the first meeting when he was limited to 25 minutes due to foul trouble.

Jones figures to be in the middle of things once again, so go with Jones to have at least 20.5 points when making college basketball prop bets.

Marquette vs St. John’s How to Watch

• Game: Marquette (23-9) vs St. John’s (28-4)
• Date/Time: March 14, 6:30 p.m. ET
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York
• Marquette vs St. John’s Live Stream: FuboTV

Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets