Seton Hall Pirates vs Connecticut Huskies Prediction, 2/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Connecticut Huskies

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: CBSSN

The Seton Hall Pirates (15-8) are hitting the road to Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday where they will meet the Connecticut Huskies (17-7).

The Seton Hall Pirates took the court against Villanova and took a loss by a score of 73-67 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pirates finished with 16 while Villanova recorded 9 personal fouls. They made 8 of their 26 attempts from distance. Villanova went 93.8% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 16 attempts. Moreover, Villanova grabbed 29 boards (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Villanova totaled 14 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, Seton Hall allowed their opponent to shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 of 60 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pirates converted 8 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Seton Hall ended having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 out of 56) and knocked down 11 of their 26 3-pointers.

Tray Jackson is someone who came through for this game. He walked away with 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 18 mins but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He finished shooting 71.4% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Seton Hall heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-8 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Seton Hall is grabbing 39.8 boards per game and is sitting with 242 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 335th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Pirates are shooting 33.8% on three-point attempts (171 of 506) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.4 pts per game (76th in Division 1) while hitting 42.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pirates are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They surrender 31.0% on 3-point shots and they are 138th in college basketball in opponents points per game (67.5). The Pirates defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.4% (561 of 1,388) and they surrender 35.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 69th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 270 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Connecticut Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 63-60 when they faced St. John's. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Connecticut allowed St. John's to snag 38 in total (10 on the offensive side). They shot 23.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 5 out of 21 and finished the game at 7 of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Huskies allowed St. John's to convert 24 of 71 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.8% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Huskies ended up shooting 24 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.4%. With respect to 3-pointers, Connecticut knocked down 9 out of their 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. St. John's had 14 personal fouls for the game which took the Huskies to the free throw line for 9 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Huskies earned 35 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 47 in the game.

Isaiah Whaley ended up having an impact for the Huskies in this matchup. He buried 5 of 6 for this contest for a rate of 83.3%, and earned 7 rebounds. He totaled 11 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Connecticut has a mark of 17-7 this season. As an offense, the Huskies are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which is 225th in D-1. Connecticut has totaled 1,848 points this season (77.0 per contest) and they average 41.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.4 times per contest (95th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls per game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies defensively are ranked 73rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 65.3. They have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (23rd in the country). The Connecticut defense concedes 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (146 of 430) and their opponents are making 67.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.4 assists and 34.1 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 39th and 150th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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