Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Youtube TV

The Marquette Golden Eagles (9-4) welcome the Seton Hall Pirates (7-6) at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday.

The Seton Hall Pirates faced off with Xavier and took a loss by a score of 73-70 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Pirates walked away with 23 and Xavier totaled 19 fouls. They also made 5 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. Xavier finished the game at 72.7% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, Xavier totaled 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Xavier doled out 23 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In reference to defending, Seton Hall allowed 44.8% from the floor on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 31 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pirates buried 14 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 60.9%. Seton Hall walked away from the game having earned a 45.6% field goal percentage (26 of 57) and converted 4 of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Kadary Richmond is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He accumulated 17 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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Seton Hall comes into this one with a record of 7-6 on the year. They average 68.6 pts per game (273rd in the nation) while hitting 43.2% from the field. The Pirates are connecting on 29.8% on three-point attempts (73 of 245) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seton Hall is collecting 37.1 rebounds per game and has 154 dimes this season, which ranks 264th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 15.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pirates have forced 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They currently rank 137th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 149 relinquished for the year. The Pirates defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.2% (284 of 724) and they surrender 34.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 28.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 45th in college basketball in opponents PPG (62.4).

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles went home defeated by a final of 103-98 against Providence. The Golden Eagles snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. Providence was called for 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.4%. When talking about three-point attempts, Marquette converted 7 of 21 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Golden Eagles shot 39 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.0%. The Golden Eagles permitted Providence to convert 30 out of their 65 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 46.2% in this game. They went 34.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 35 of 49 at the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding rebounding, Marquette permitted Providence to snag 43 overall (15 offensive).

Tyler Kolek ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles in this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 73.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He racked up 29 points in his 41 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes for the game.

Marquette has a mark of 9-4 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which ranks 24th in D-1. Marquette has accounted for 1,071 points for the campaign (82.4 per game) and they snag 33.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.8 times per game (15th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. The Golden Eagles are committing 16.9 fouls every game and they shoot 69.1% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 223rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.3. They are able to force 16.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (195th in college basketball). The Marquette defense concedes 33.6% on 3-point shots (99 of 295) and their opponents are making 68.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.2 dimes and 35.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 286th and 270th in the nation.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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