Seton Hall Pirates vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FOX

The Seton Hall Pirates (17-9) are en route to Cintas Center on Saturday where they will play the Xavier Musketeers (17-10).

The Seton Hall Pirates played Butler and notched a win by a score of 66-60 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Pirates ended up with 11 and Butler recorded 13 fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. Butler finished 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 12 tries. In addition, Butler totaled 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Butler earned 7 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. In regard to defending, Seton Hall allowed 40.7% from the field on 22 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pirates converted 10 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 90.9%. Seton Hall finished having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (25 of 62) and made 6 of their 22 three-point attempts.

Tyrese Samuel is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played 27 mins and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Seton Hall enters this matchup with a mark of 17-9 on the season. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Seton Hall is grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game and has 272 dimes so far this season, which is 331st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Pirates are connecting on 33.9% on three-point attempts (194 of 573) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.3 points per contest (102nd in the nation) while hitting 42.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 68th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 299 conceded on the year. The Pirates defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.3% (629 of 1,562) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 30.3% on 3-point shots while they are 126th in D-1 in opponents PPG (67.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Xavier Musketeers took a defeat with a final score of 99-92 against Providence. Regarding rebounding, Xavier permitted Providence to grab 36 in total (11 on the offensive side). They went 48.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 14 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 29 from the free throw line (65.5%). The Musketeers permitted Providence to knock down 33 of 68 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.5% for this contest. Overall, the Musketeers walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 79 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Xavier made 5 out of 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 84.0%. Providence had 16 fouls for this contest which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. The Musketeers pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the matchup.

Paul Scruggs ended up being a major contributor for the Musketeers in this matchup. He converted 6 of 13 in the game for a rate of 46.2%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 49 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for this contest.

Xavier has a record of 17-10 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Musketeers are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 150th in D-1. Xavier has accounted for 1,981 points on the campaign (73.4 per contest) and they pull in 37.1 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.1 times per game (117th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game. The Musketeers commit 15.0 fouls every game and they connect on 72.0% from the free throw line.

The Musketeers on defense are ranked 134th in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.4. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (113th in college basketball). The Xavier defense surrenders 32.8% on 3-pointers (195 of 594) and their opponents are converting on 73.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.3 assists and 33.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 148th and 140th in D-1.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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