Marquette Golden Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: FS1

Prudential Center is the site where the Seton Hall Pirates (12-6) will try to defeat the Marquette Golden Eagles (14-6) on Wednesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Xavier and notched a win by a score of 75-64 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 13 while Xavier had 12 fouls. They also made 6 out of their 23 tries from three-point range. Xavier walked away from this one shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of 15 shots. On top of that, Xavier had 36 boards (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Xavier earned 15 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. When it comes to defending, Marquette allowed their opponent to shoot 38.7% from the field on 24 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 21 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 7 of their 8 tries for a rate of 87.5%. Marquette walked away from the contest having earned a 46.8% FG percentage (29 of 62) and buried 10 of 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Justin Lewis is someone who came through for this contest. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins played and collected 13 boards. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Marquette enters this game with a win-loss record of 14-6 this season. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Marquette is snagging 35.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 354 assists so far this year, which ranks 4th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 34.9% on shots from distance (175 of 502) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.3 pts per game (124th in D-1) while connecting on 45.0% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.4 fouls. They surrender 30.7% from 3-point land and they are 187th in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.2). The Golden Eagles defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.5% (508 of 1,255) and they concede 39.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 300th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 272 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Seton Hall Pirates took a loss by a final score of 84-63 when they played St. John's. The Pirates snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. St. John's committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.4%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Seton Hall made 8 out of their 21 tries (38.1%). When the game finished, the Pirates ended up shooting 19 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 30.6%. The Pirates permitted St. John's to make 32 of their 73 attempts from the field which had them at 43.8% in the game. They finished the game shooting 41.7% from distance via 10 of 24 and finished the contest at 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). Concerning rebounds, Seton Hall permitted St. John's to snag 48 in total (18 offensive).

Myles Cale ended up having an impact for the Pirates for this contest. He earned 16 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup. He made 5 of 10 for the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a mark of 12-6 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Pirates are connecting on 43.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 245th in Division 1. Seton Hall has accumulated 1,387 pts so far this year (77.1 per game) and they snag 40.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 10.7 times per game (333rd in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per contest. The Pirates have committed 15.6 fouls per game and they hit 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Seton Hall defense concedes 30.9% on 3-pointers (111 of 359) and opponents are converting on 78.8% of their foul shots. They allow 11.7 assists and 35.3 boards per game, which is 114th and 220th in those categories on the defensive end. The Pirates on defense are ranked 150th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 67.7. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (44th in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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