Seton Hall Pirates vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (8-4) are hitting the road to Cintas Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Xavier Musketeers (6-6).

The Seton Hall Pirates took the court against Connecticut and earned the victory with a final of 75-60 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Pirates finished with 16 and Connecticut racked up 18 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. Connecticut finished 92.3% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 13 shots. In addition, Connecticut collected 29 boards (16 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Connecticut recorded 13 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Concerning defense, Seton Hall allowed the other team to go 37.9% from the floor on 22 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pirates converted 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Seton Hall ended with a 51.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 56) and converted 3 out of their 8 shots from distance.

Kadary Richmond is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He scored 23 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and grabbed 6 boards. He ended up shooting 47.1% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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Seton Hall comes into this matchup with a mark of 8-4 so far this season. They have an average of 75.6 points per contest (176th in Division 1) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Pirates are hitting 30.8% on 3-pointers (65 of 211) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Seton Hall is pulling down 37.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 158 dimes this year, which has them ranked 166th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Pirates are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They concede 33.9% from 3-point land and they are 128th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (68.6). The Pirates defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.4% (282 of 681) and they concede 31.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 261st in college basketball in allowing assists with 156 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Xavier Musketeers took a loss by a score of 81-66 against St. John's. The Musketeers were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 42 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. St. John's was called for 18 fouls in this contest which took the Musketeers to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.8%. In reference to shots from downtown, Xavier made 4 out of their 21 tries (19.0%). Overall, the Musketeers ended up shooting 22 out of 63 from the field which had them shooting 34.9%. The Musketeers permitted St. John's to make 31 of their 67 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.3% in the matchup. They finished shooting 35.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 20 and finished the contest at 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding rebounds, Xavier permitted St. John's to collect 36 in total (11 offensive).

Desmond Claude pitched in for the Musketeers in this matchup. He had 21 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes in this game. He knocked down 4 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 36.4%, and had 12 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 6-6 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Musketeers are shooting 44.6% from the field, which is 192nd in the nation. Xavier has scored 905 pts so far this year (75.4 per contest) and they average 39.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 17.1 times per game (39th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Musketeers are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls every game and they connect on 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Musketeers are ranked 182nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.8. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (68th in college hoops). The Xavier defense allows 30.1% on 3-point shots (75 of 249) and opponents are connecting on 68.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 15.2 dimes and 36.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 326th and 264th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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