The Red Storm of St. John's (26-4, 17-2) look to continue their run of success Saturday in Milwaukee against one of their rivals in the Big East, the Golden Eagles of Marquette (22-8, 13-6).
Few teams will enter their conference tournaments with more momentum than St. John's. Rick Pitino's squad has won five in a row and 15 of their last 16 games. They closed out the home portion of their schedule last Saturday with a 71-61 win over Seton Hall. RJ Luis Jr. Led the way with 21 points for the Johnnies.
Marquette has been consistently inconsistent for the better part of the last month. They are 5-5 overall since January 28. The Golden Eagles lost Wednesday at Storrs to UConn, 72-66. An issue all season, the Marquette bench failed to produce against the Huskies scoring just two points in 40 minutes of action.
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the home team in the first half: Marquette 1H spread (likely +0.5 or +1.5)
"It's a quicker turnaround for Marquette who lost at UConn on Wednesday compared to St. John's who last played on Saturday against Seton Hall. The Red Storm could have some rust and going to Marquette on Senior Day won't be easy. Six seniors are being honored for Marquette, plus two walk-ons and two managers so Marquette should come out with some emotion, which they need after two straight losses. I like Marquette in the first half but will pass on the full game spread."
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