2020 Big East Tournament Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2020 Big East Tournament. The tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York.

First Round
3/11- (9) St. John's (16-15; 5-13) vs (8) Georgetown (15-16; 5-13)- 7:00, FS1
Prediction: St. John's

3/11- (10) DePaul (15-16; 3-15) vs (7) Xavier (19-12; 8-10)- 9:30, FS1
Prediction: Xavier

Quarterfinals
3/12- (9) St. John's vs (1) Creighton (24-7; 13-5)- 12:00, FS1: Home court advantage is in favor of the Red Storm and with the unfortunate injury to Marcus Zegarowski, this may be a closer game than expected although I still expect the Blue Jays to advance.
Prediction: Creighton

3/12- (5) Butler (22-9; 10-8) vs (4) Providence (19-12; 12-6)- 2:30, FS1: This is a solid game and both teams should be safely in the field, but I expect Alpha Diallo to lead the Friars to the next round.
Prediction: Providence

3/12- (7) Xavier vs (2) Villanova (24-7; 13-5)- 7:00, FS1: The Musketeers are a very Jekkyl & Hyde team, but I don't see them upsetting the Wildcats.
Prediction: Villanova

3/12- (6) Marquette (18-12; 8-10) vs (3) Seton Hall (21-9; 13-5)- 9:30, FS1: We have talent galore in this matchup with Markus Howard of the Eagles and Myles Powell and Sandro Mamukelashvili of the Pirates. The duo of the Hall will prevail to the next round.
Prediction: Seton Hall

Semifinals
3/13- (4) Providence vs (1) Creighton- 6:30, FS1: This should be a good game here. I think this is possibly where the Blue Jays trip up due to the Zegarowski injury, but I think they can get by the Friars in a close one.
Prediction: Creighton

3/13- (3) Seton Hall vs (2) Villanova- 9:00, FS1: These two teams played an absolute classic last week down in Newark and I think we can have another one in store. I do think the Wildcats are the better team led by Collin Gillespie and Saddiq Bey.
Prediction: Villanova

Championship
3/14- (2) Villanova vs (1) Creighton- 6:30, FOX: This will be a great championship game between these two clubs. Here is where I feel the loss of Zegarowski will come into play as the Wildcats will take home the auto bid as they will end up with a good seed.
Prediction: Villanova