Monmouth Hawks vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 12/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (5-4) will try to beat the Monmouth Hawks (5-4) at Prudential Center on Tuesday.

The Monmouth Hawks faced Northern Illinois and took home the win by a score of 74-71 in their last game. Monmouth walked away from the contest with a 41.2% FG percentage (28 out of 68) and converted 8 of their 19 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Hawks made 10 of 15 shots for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 33 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Monmouth let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the floor on 23 out of 50 shooting. Northern Illinois dished out 8 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, Northern Illinois collected 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Northern Illinois finished the contest at 64.5% from the free throw line by burying 20 of 31 tries. They also made 5 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Hawks walked away with 22 and Northern Illinois finished the game with 17 fouls.

Nikita Konstantynovskyi is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up scoring 16 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and also collected 9 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Monmouth comes into this matchup with a record of 5-4 for the year. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Monmouth is grabbing 34.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 112 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 257th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Hawks are connecting on 38.8% on three-point attempts (71 of 183) and 70.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.0 pts per contest (228th in college hoops) while hitting 43.6% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 fouls. They currently rank 262nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 130 surrendered so far this year. The Hawks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.8% (236 of 527) and they relinquish 36.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 33.8% on three-point shots while they are 270th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seton Hall Pirates took a loss by a final score of 70-63 when they faced Rutgers. In regard to rebounding, Seton Hall allowed Rutgers to collect 37 overall (8 on the offensive side). They shot 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 of 24 and finished the game at 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Pirates allowed Rutgers to convert 23 of 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.1% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pirates shot 22 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.1%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Seton Hall converted 3 of 20 attempts (15.0%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a clip of 59.3%. Rutgers committed 23 personal fouls in this game which took the Pirates to the free throw line for 27 shots. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Pirates were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 37 in the game.

Kadary Richmond ended up having an impact for the Pirates for this contest. He made 8 of 18 for the contest for a rate of 44.4%, and had 9 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the contest.

Seton Hall has a mark of 5-4 on the campaign. The Pirates commit 15.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.2 times per contest (193rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. Seton Hall has accounted for 669 pts for the campaign (74.3 per contest) and they pull down 38.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pirates are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which is ranked 144th in college basketball.

The Pirates defensively are ranked 119th in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.3. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (153rd in college basketball). The Seton Hall defense surrenders 33.3% from downtown (73 of 219) and their opponents are making 74.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.0 dimes and 32.0 boards per contest, which is 233rd and 61st in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Monmouth

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