Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FS1

The Seton Hall Pirates (11-3) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Saturday where they will play the Marquette Golden Eagles (11-6).

The Seton Hall Pirates played Connecticut and went home with a win by a final score of 90-87 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Pirates ended up finishing with 12 and Connecticut finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. Connecticut shot 91.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of 12 attempts. Moreover, Connecticut pulled down 36 rebounds (15 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Connecticut distributed 18 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Regarding defending, Seton Hall allowed the other team to shoot 47.0% from the floor on 31 of 66 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected 22 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pirates made 20 of 24 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Seton Hall ended with a 54.2% field goal percentage (32 out of 59) and knocked down 6 of 15 three-point attempts.

Kadary Richmond is a player who played a role in this game. He accounted for 27 points on 10 of 13 shooting. He played for 27 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 76.9% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Seton Hall heads into this game with a record of 11-3 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Seton Hall is pulling in 38.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 153 dimes for the season, which is 315th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are shooting 32.0% on three-point shots (101 of 316) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.1 pts per game (53rd in college basketball) while shooting 45.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pirates are forcing 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are conceding 29.2% on shots from downtown and they are 80th in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.6). The Pirates defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.0% (332 of 829) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 58th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 150 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Marquette Golden Eagles took home the win by a final score of 87-76 against DePaul. The Golden Eagles corralled 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. DePaul committed 9 fouls for this game which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 88.9%. In reference to three-point shots, Marquette knocked down 11 out of their 24 attempts (45.8%). Overall, the Golden Eagles went 34 for 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.7%. The Golden Eagles permitted DePaul to knock down 31 out of their 71 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.7% for the game. They went 34.8% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 23 and finished the game at 6 out of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Marquette allowed DePaul to get 40 in all (19 on the offensive side).

Greg Elliott ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles in the game. He tallied 25 points in his 24 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes in this matchup. He buried 7 of 11 in the matchup for a rate of 63.6%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Marquette has a record of 11-6 this season. The Golden Eagles have committed 18.0 fouls per game and they go 72.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.6 times per contest (13th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per contest. Marquette has scored 1,280 points this year (75.3 per game) and they average 36.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which is ranked 135th in college basketball.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 227th in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (83rd in college basketball). The Marquette defense surrenders 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (113 of 359) and their opposition makes 64.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.1 dimes and 39.2 rebounds every game, which is 289th and 339th in D-1.

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