I'm on St.Johns Moneyline at home vs Marquette for these reasons:

- Big win for Marquette last outing vs Villanova. They have lost their last 3 away games, and those away games were all directly after a home win.

- St.Johns are the lengthier team, better rebounding unit offensively (4th in the nation). And should have the better big man matchup with Joel Soriono off a bad game vs Seton Hall, though we know it's hard to win there, especially without your Head Coach.

- Leading to my next point, Rick Pitino is returning to coach the team after missing games for Covid 19 diagnosis. And they still almost went 1-1 without him (lost to Creighton by 1.

- If the paint is defended as well as I believe it will be in the paint, St. John's just needs to defend the deep shot to win this game handily. And at home with the crowd and atmosphere in a must win spot to avoid 3 straight L's, it's going to be a good defensive spot for the home team.

Official Play: St.Johns Moneyline

Side Bet: Under 156

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