Seton Hall Pirates vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/13/26

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The Seton Hall Pirates and the St. John’s Red Storm will meet on Friday inside Madison Square Garden in the Big East semifinals. Seton Hall beat Creighton in its opening game and will need to win on Friday to keep its NCAA Tournament dreams alive. The Pirates likely cannot make the Big Dance without winning the conference tournament, but it will be a tough task. St. John’s is a 7.5-point favorite, but my best bet of the game is the under.

I like the under in this one despite the low total because neither team’s offense is very efficient. Seton Hall has one of the least efficient offenses in Power 5 college basketball and is averaging just 70.4 points per game. According to KenPom, the Pirates are ranked #151 in adjusted offensive efficiency and in the 300s in effective field-goal percentage, 2-point percentage and 3-point percentage. I do not expect either team to make many threes in this one, so the total will have a hard time going over the number. Since February 1, both teams are ranked in the 300s nationally in 3-point percentage. Seton Hall will need to slow this game down if it wants a chance at winning. Let’s roll with the under.

Seton Hall vs St. John’s prediction: Under 132.5 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable to 132.