Seton Hall Pirates vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Seton Hall Pirates (7-5) are headed to Cintas Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Xavier Musketeers (9-3).

The Seton Hall Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Providence and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-67 in their last game. Seton Hall ended the game having earned a 42.1% FG percentage (24 out of 57) and buried 5 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Pirates buried 14 of their 21 tries for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 30 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 43.4% from the field on 23 of 53 shooting. Providence recorded 15 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Providence had 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Providence ended up going 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 20 of 28 shots. They made 5 out of their 13 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pirates walked away with 22 while Providence finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Kadary Richmond is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He finished with 28 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He finished the game at 62.5% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists.

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Seton Hall enters this game with a record of 7-5 on the season. They currently have an average of 68.5 pts per game (272nd in Division 1) while connecting on 43.0% from the field. The Pirates are hitting 30.3% on 3-point shots (69 of 228) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seton Hall is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and has earned 140 assists so far this season, which is 257th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pirates are able to force 15.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 28.3% on shots from downtown while they are 35th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (61.5). The Pirates are allowing a field goal percentage of 38.7% (258 of 666) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 96th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 126 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Xavier Musketeers got the victory with a final of 102-89 when they played Georgetown. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Xavier permitted Georgetown to snag 27 overall (5 offensive). They finished the game shooting 35.3% from downtown by going 6 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 32 at the free throw line (59.4%). The Musketeers allowed Georgetown to make 32 of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6% for the contest. Overall, the Musketeers shot 41 out of 68 from the field which had them shooting 60.3%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Xavier converted 14 of 26 tries (53.8%). They were able to knock down 6 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. Georgetown committed 10 personal fouls for this game which got the Musketeers to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Musketeers collected 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the matchup.

Souley Boum pitched in for the Musketeers in the game. He accumulated 28 points in his 40 mins of playing time and added 7 assists in the matchup. He converted 11 of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 61.1%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss record of 9-3 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Musketeers are shooting 51.6% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in Division 1. Xavier has scored 1,017 points on the campaign (84.8 per game) and they grab 37.3 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 21.1 times per game (1st in college hoops) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per contest. The Musketeers are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per contest while shooting 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The Musketeers on the defensive side of the court are 295th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 73.9. They are able to force 13.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (252nd in college hoops). The Xavier defense allows 37.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (89 of 235) and their opponents are connecting on 69.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 14.6 assists and 31.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 300th and 36th in the country.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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