St. John's at Seton Hall

Every game in the Big East seems to be a big one, and with both teams entering this contest at 12-5 expect another Big East rock fight. Seton Hall has been the surprise of the conference so far as the Pirates are tied with UConn at 5-1 in conference play. St. John's under Rick Petino is off to a 4-2 start in conference play. The Hall has squeaked out four straight wins with none of them by more than six points, and they will be challenged by the Red Storm looking to get even with Seton Hll in the conference standings. Petino's teams have a tendency to build off of momentum with a 77-45 ATS record in games where they have covered five or six of the past seven. Play St. John's.