St. John's vs. Marquette Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

The No. 17 St. John's Red Storm (20-5, 13-1 Big East) face the Marquette Golden Eagles (9-17, 4-11 Big East) on February 18, 2026 at Fiserv Forum. The Red Storm are favored by 9.5 points as they enter the matchup winners of 11 in a row and are 10-0 in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 157.5 points.

St. John's won its last matchup 79-69 against Providence on Saturday. Dylan Darling put up 23 points, eight rebounds and zero assists for St. John's. Marquette's last contest on Saturday ended in a 96-88 loss to Xavier. Nigel James Jr. scored a team-leading 30 points for Marquette in the loss.

St. John's vs. Marquette Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Spread favorite: St. John's -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: St. John's -500
• Moneyline underdog: Marquette +366
• Over/Under: 157.5 points

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• TV Channel: TNT
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Betting the Over/Under: St. John's vs. Marquette

• This season, St. John's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 157.5-point total 12 times.
• In Marquette's 26 games this season, eight finished with more combined points than Wednesday's point total of 157.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 160.3 points per game, 2.8 points more than the over/under of 157.5 for this contest.
• This game's over/under is 7.7 fewer points than the 149.8 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season the average over/under for St. John's games is 156.4 points, 1.1 lower than the over/under of 157.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 3.8 points higher than the average over/under in Marquette's games this season of 153.7.

Betting the Spread: St. John's vs. Marquette

• In St. John's 25 games this year, it has 14 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Red Storm have an against-the-spread record of 6-7 in their 13 games as a favorite of 9.5 points or more.
• Marquette has nine wins against the spread in 26 games this year.
• The Golden Eagles have been underdogs by 9.5 points or more five times this year and have covered the spread twice.
• Marquette is 9-5 overall, and 5-9 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 9.5-point underdog or greater, Marquette has two wins ATS (2-3).
• St. John's is 7-0 overall, and 6-1 against the spread, in away games.
• St. John's is unbeaten ATS (1-0) on the road as 9.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: St. John's vs. Marquette

• St. John's has won 19, or 86.4%, of the 22 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Red Storm are 12-1 this season when entering a game favored by -500 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 83.3% chance of a victory for St. John's.
• Marquette has come away with one win in the 14 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Golden Eagles have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +366 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Marquette has an implied victory probability of 21.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for St. John's vs. Marquette

• Pick ATS: St. John's (- 9.5)
• Pick OU: Under (157.5)
  
• Prediction: St. John's 83 - Marquette 70