Seton Hall Pirates vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

Finneran Pavilion is the location where the Villanova Wildcats (10-13) will go up against the Seton Hall Pirates (15-9) on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Pirates faced DePaul and went home with a win by a final score of 69-64 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pirates finished with 20 and DePaul accounted for 29 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of 21 tries from beyond the arc. DePaul finished 46.7% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 15 shots. In addition, DePaul grabbed 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. DePaul distributed 12 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Pertaining to defending, Seton Hall allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 26 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 40 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 30 of their 45 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Seton Hall ended the contest having earned a 34.6% FG percentage (18 of 52) and converted 3 of 14 shots from downtown.

Tyrese Samuel is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He shot 55.6% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He saw the court for 24 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. He scored 14 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Seton Hall heads into this contest with a mark of 15-9 on the season. They are averaging 69.4 points per game (238th in D-1) while going 44.0% from the floor. The Pirates are shooting 31.7% on 3-point shots (140 of 442) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Seton Hall is pulling down 36.8 boards per game and is sitting with 298 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 253rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pirates are able to force 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.4% on shots from downtown while they are 41st in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.0). The Pirates defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.4% (551 of 1,364) and they relinquish 34.2 boards per game as a group. They rank 171st in college hoops in giving up assists with 301 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Villanova Wildcats took a loss by a score of 66-61 when they played Creighton. The Wildcats corralled 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the contest. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. Creighton was called for 15 fouls for this game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, Villanova made 7 out of their 25 attempts (28.0%). Overall, the Wildcats went 19 for 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.8%. The Wildcats permitted Creighton to knock down 20 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.7% for the matchup. They went 29.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 24 and finished the contest at 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). With respect to rebounds, Villanova permitted Creighton to collect 26 in all (7 offensive).

Eric Dixon pitched in for the Wildcats in the game. He buried 7 of 18 in this game for a rate of 38.9%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this contest.

Villanova has a mark of 10-13 on the campaign. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 82.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.2 times per game (326th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. Villanova has scored 1,604 points this season (69.7 per contest) and they pull in 31.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 43.7% from the floor, which ranks 241st in the nation.

The Villanova defense concedes 34.8% on shots from distance (184 of 529) and their opposition makes 77.2% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 324th and 94th in those defensive categories. The Wildcats are ranked 154th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.6. They are forcing 11.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (223rd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villanova

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