The St. John’s Red Storm (24-6) are one victory away from wrapping up the top seed in next week’s Big East tournament. Head coach Rick Pitino’s squad makes the short trip to Newark to face the Seton Hall Pirates (20-10).
Seton Hall is one of the most improved teams in the country after finishing last season with a dreadful 7-25 record.
Let’s look at a St. John’s vs. Seton Hall prediction for Friday’s showdown at Prudential Center, tipping off at 9:00 p.m. ET on FS1. Make your CBB picks on PrizePicks and PrizePicks Team Picks and earn real money if you’re right, including on game winners, spreads, and totals!
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St. John’s vs. Seton Hall Prediction, Spread, Over/Under
The Red Storm rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to stun the Pirates at Madison Square Garden, 65-60, on January 26.
Seton Hall easily cashed as 10.5-point underdogs, marking the sixth cover in the past eight matchups.
Since Pitino took over St. John’s in 2023, the Red Storm own a 4-2 mark against the Pirates.
St. John’s vs. Seton Hall Spread, Over/Under
The Red Storm enter this matchup as 4.5-point favorites, returning a 1.47x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win outright.
The Pirates are home underdogs with a 2.56x payout if they win, where you can earn money with your picks in 34 states.
- Spread: St. John’s Red Storm -4.5
- Over/Under: 137.5
- Game Winner Payout: St. John’s 1.47x | Seton Hall 2.56x
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St. John’s vs. Seton Hall Prediction on Spread
Here are some key stats to know before locking in your St. John’s vs. Seton Hall prediction on the spread for Friday, March 6 on PrizePicks.
- In Big East play, the Johnnies have failed to cover in consecutive games only once.
- The Red Storm have covered four straight games coming off an against-the-spread (ATS) loss.
- In nine home conference games, the Pirates are 3-6 ATS.
- The Red Storm rank third in Big East play in offensive efficiency but 10th in 2-point shooting (48.7%).
- Seton Hall sits 11th in conference action in 2-point shooting (46.8%) and 3-point shooting (29%).
- In each of Seton Hall’s last three losses, it has shot 40% or higher from long distance, but the Pirates hit fewer than 37% of their 3-point shots in each of their past four wins.
- St. John’s drilled the under in six straight games while holding each opponent to 72 or fewer points.
St. John’s vs. Seton Hall Picks for PrizePicks Today: 3/6/26
Here are some top St. John’s vs. Seton Hall picks to target on Friday. Key PrizePicks player projections are headlined by three players: St. John's F Zuby Ejiofor, Seton Hall G A.J. Staton-McCray, and Pirates G Tajuan Simpkins.
St. John’s F Zuby Ejiofor vs. Seton Hall Projection: 22 Pts + Rebs
- Following a four-game stretch of finishing below this projection, Ejiofor combined for 28 points and rebounds against Villanova and 30 points and boards against Georgetown.
- Seton Hall stifled Ejiofor in the first matchup, limiting him to 9 points and 4 rebounds in 27 minutes.
- He has not reached this projection in three consecutive road games, last topping 23 points and rebounds at DePaul on February 3.
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Seton Hall G A.J. Staton-McCray vs. St. John’s Projection: 13.5 Pts + Asts
- In the first matchup against St. John’s, the senior scored 16 points and posted 1 assist in 34 minutes.
- Staton-McCray hasn’t dished out more than 2 dimes in 16 of the last 17 games.
- His best scoring output in Big East play came against UConn, putting up 20 points in last Saturday’s four-point defeat.
- Staton-McCray has finished above this projection in five of the past six contests.
Seton Hall G Tajuan Simpkins vs. St. John’s Projection: 9.5 Points
- After averaging 14.6 points per game (PPG) at Elon last season, Simpkins is posting 10.3 PPG in his first go-around at Seton Hall.
- The junior bounced back from two subpar efforts against Georgetown and UConn to put up 10 points in Tuesday’s win over Xavier.
- Simpkins compiled 14 points in the first meeting with the Red Storm despite shooting 5-of-13 from the floor.
- He is looking for consecutive double-digit scoring outputs for the first time since late January. After scoring 14 points in back-to-back games, he dropped a season-high 27 points on Xavier on January 28.
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The Red Storm seek the top seed in the Big East tournament for the second straight season. Can St. John’s wrap it up with a win, or might they get tripped up by an improved Seton Hall squad?
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