St. John’s vs. Seton Hall betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 20

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The Seton Hall Pirates (14-4, 4-3 Big East) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they look to continue a five-game road win streak when they take on the St. John’s Red Storm (13-5, 6-1 Big East) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. The game airs at 7 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. The matchup has an over/under of 144.5.

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St. John’s vs. Seton Hall betting lines

  • St. John’s moneyline odds to win: -775
  • Seton Hall moneyline odds to win: +533
  • Spread: St. John’s (-11.5)
  • Total: 144.5

St. John’s statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • St. John’s sports a worse record against the spread in home games (4-6-0) than it does in away games (4-0-0).
  • In home games, the Red Storm eclipse the total 30% of the time (three of 10 games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, eclipsing the total in 75% of games (three of four).
  • St. John’s has performed worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, sporting a home record of 8-2, compared to going 4-0 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Red Storm have seen a downturn in scoring lately, putting up 83.9 points per game in their last 10 outings, 2.1 points fewer than the 86.0 they’ve scored this season.
  • St. John’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (71.7) is 1.1 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.8).
  • The Red Storm are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 8.5 threes per game and shooting 37.9% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.0 makes and 35.7% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

St. John’s betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-8-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 4-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 9-8-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-3 (Home: 8-2; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (103rd in nation) 42.5 (114th) 34.7 (84th) 29.7 (110th) 16.2 (72nd) 11.2 (163rd)

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Seton Hall statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Seton Hall is 4-7-0 at home against the spread (.364 winning percentage). Away, it is 4-0-0 ATS (1.000).
  • Pirates games have gone above the over/under less frequently at home (four times out of 11) than away (two of four) this season.
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Pirates have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (3-0).

Recent trends

  • The Pirates are posting 70.5 points per game over their previous 10 games, which is 2.3 fewer points than their average for the season (72.8).
  • Over its previous 10 games, Seton Hall is ceding 65.8 points per contest, 2.0 more points than its season average (63.8).
  • The Pirates are draining 4.5 threes per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.6 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (5.1). Additionally, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (28.5%) compared to their season average from downtown (30.7%).

Seton Hall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-7-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 4-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 8-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (283rd in nation) 39.5 (21st) 34.2 (103rd) 30.3 (138th) 13.5 (231st) 10.0 (63rd)
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