St. John's nearly upset Seton Hall last month with its top two scorers shelved by injuries. This time, the Pirates enter the rematch without forward Desi Rodriguez (knee), its most proficient scorer at 18.5 points per game. The Johnnies have been reborn with four straight wins before a road loss at Marquette. The Pirates have covered in just one of their previous six outings and are 1-4 ATS in their last five head-to-head matchups. The public has the right idea, driving up the original line of 1.

I'm back on the Johnnies after a loss at Marquette that broke their four-game winning streak that included wins over Villanova and Duke. Shamorie Ponds is averaging 30 points per game over the last six and dropped 44 on the Golden Eagles and 37 on the Wildcats. Ponds sat out the first meeting against Seton Hall, which won and covered its last game against Providence. But the Pirates failed to cover the spread in their previous five. The Hall will also be playing without senior small forward Desi Rodriguez, who's worth 2.5 points.