Seton Hall Pirates vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: fuboTV

Hinkle Fieldhouse is the location where the Butler Bulldogs (11-11) will try to beat the Seton Hall Pirates (12-9) on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Pirates played Marquette and took a loss by a final of 74-53 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pirates ended up with 13 while Marquette finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They converted 9 of their 27 shots from three-point range. Marquette walked away from this one shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by converting 7 of 9 attempts. Additionally, Marquette grabbed 21 boards (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Marquette earned 15 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. In terms of the defense, Seton Hall allowed the other team to shoot 53.7% from the floor on 29 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in the game as well as creating 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 26 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pirates converted 14 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Seton Hall wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (17 of 37) and converted 5 out of their 12 shots from 3-point land.

Kadary Richmond is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes. He played 23 mins played and also grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up scoring 10 points on 3 of 5 shooting.

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Seton Hall will play this contest with a win-loss record of 12-9 so far this year. They are averaging 68.7 pts per contest (251st in college basketball) while shooting 43.9% from the floor. The Pirates are hitting 31.0% on 3-point shots (121 of 390) and 68.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Seton Hall is pulling down 36.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 256 dimes on the season, which ranks 250th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They give up 29.3% on shots from downtown while they are 56th in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.4). The Pirates defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.5% (482 of 1,189) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 222nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 270 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Butler Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 79-58 against Providence. In the matter of rebounds, Butler allowed Providence to snag 36 in total (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 29.4% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Bulldogs permitted Providence to convert 30 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 55.6% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs went 22 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Butler converted 8 out of 19 tries (42.1%). They were able to make 6 of them for a percentage of 50.0%. Providence had 13 fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the game.

Eric Hunter ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He earned 12 points in his 33 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists in the game. He knocked down 5 out of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Butler has a record of 11-11 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is 171st in D-1. Butler has accounted for 1,494 pts for the year (67.9 per game) and they collect 30.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.6 times per contest (237th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 12.9 personal fouls per game and they connect on 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Butler defense surrenders 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 431) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 13.8 dimes and 35.8 rebounds per game, which is 261st and 275th in college hoops. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 147th in the country in PPG surrendered with 68.0. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (260th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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