Marquette Golden Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: fuboTV

Prudential Center is the location where the Seton Hall Pirates (12-8) will try to defeat the Marquette Golden Eagles (15-5) on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Providence and earned the victory with a final of 83-75 in their last game. Marquette wrapped up the contest with a 52.7% field goal percentage (29 of 55) and made 8 of their 19 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 17 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of defense, Marquette allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the field on 29 of 61 shooting. Providence totaled 13 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. Moreover, Providence pulled down 32 rebounds (15 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Providence shot 68.4% from the free throw line by burying 13 of their 19 shots. They also converted 4 out of their 18 shots from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 16 while Providence accounted for 14 personal fouls.

Kameron Jones is someone who played a role for the matchup. He finished shooting 57.1% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He played 32 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Marquette will take the court with a mark of 15-5 this year. They have an average of 82.7 pts per contest (14th in D-1) while connecting on 50.2% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are shooting 35.1% on shots from downtown (173 of 493) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marquette is grabbing 32.5 boards per game and has totaled 367 assists so far this year, which is 3rd in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Eagles are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.1 fouls. They are conceding 33.6% on shots from downtown and they are 252nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.9). The Golden Eagles defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.5% (527 of 1,184) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 345th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 299 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Seton Hall Pirates got the victory with a final of 67-66 when they played Connecticut. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Seton Hall permitted Connecticut to get 38 overall (12 offensive). They finished 39.1% from downtown by hitting 9 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 14 from the free throw line (92.9%). The Pirates allowed Connecticut to convert 22 of their 56 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 39.3% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Pirates shot 23 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.1%. When talking about 3-pointers, Seton Hall converted 4 out of their 21 tries (19.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 68.0%. Connecticut was called for 21 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Pirates were able to snag 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the game.

Kadary Richmond ended up being a factor for the Pirates in this matchup. He tallied 18 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He converted 5 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 10 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a record of 12-8 this season. As an offense, the Pirates are hitting on 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 212th in the nation. Seton Hall has totaled 1,390 pts so far this season (69.5 per game) and they collect 37.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.1 times per game (271st in the nation) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. The Pirates have committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they hit 67.9% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates are ranked 46th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 63.9. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (38th in college hoops). The Seton Hall defense allows 29.0% on 3-point attempts (118 of 407) and their opponents are making 72.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.7 dimes and 34.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 190th and 191st in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marquette

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