Providence Friars vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Providence Friars (8-3) are headed to Prudential Center on Saturday where they will meet the Seton Hall Pirates (7-4).

The Providence Friars faced off with Albany and notched a win by a score of 93-55 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Friars ended up with 12 and Albany accounted for 22 fouls. They made 6 of 30 tries from beyond the perimeter. Albany finished the contest at 84.6% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 13 shots. Moreover, Albany pulled down 28 rebounds (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Albany distributed 8 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. With regard to the defense, Providence allowed their opponent to shoot 28.4% from the floor on 19 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for this contest while creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 46 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Friars converted 21 of 26 shots for a rate of 80.8%. Providence walked away from the contest with a 54.8% FG percentage (34 out of 62) and buried 4 of their 19 3-point shots.

Ed Croswell is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up going 61.5% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He saw the court for 26 minutes played and also totaled 7 boards. He accumulated 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Providence heads into this one with a mark of 8-3 this year. They have an average of 80.3 points per game (48th in D-1) while hitting 48.2% from the field. The Friars are connecting on 32.7% from downtown (67 of 205) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Providence is pulling down 39.5 boards per contest and has tallied 171 dimes this season, which is 59th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a group are committing 13.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Friars are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 138th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (67.3). The Friars are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.8% (276 of 660) and they relinquish 29.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 149th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 125 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Seton Hall Pirates got the victory with a final of 66-55 against Drexel. The Pirates were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the contest. They gave up possession 14 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. Drexel earned 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.9%. In reference to three-point attempts, Seton Hall made 5 out of 17 tries (29.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pirates ended up shooting 23 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 43.4%. The Pirates allowed Drexel to convert 21 out of 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8% in this contest. They shot 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 out of 12 and ended up going 8 out of 17 from the charity stripe (47.1%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Seton Hall allowed Drexel to snag 22 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Dre Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Pirates for the contest. He accumulated 12 points in his 20 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He buried 5 of 10 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a mark of 7-4 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Pirates are shooting 43.1% from the field, which is 249th in college basketball. Seton Hall has scored 755 points so far this year (68.6 per contest) and they collect 37.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 11.8 times per contest (299th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.8 times per contest. The Pirates have committed 18.8 fouls per contest while shooting 68.2% from the charity stripe.

The Seton Hall defense concedes 27.6% on shots from beyond the arc (58 of 210) and opponents are converting on 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 10.1 dimes and 33.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 32nd and 151st in those categories. The Pirates on defense are ranked 27th in college hoops in points given up per game with 60.6. They are able to force 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (30th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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