Georgetown Hoyas vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Prudential Center is where the Seton Hall Pirates (14-8) will take on the Georgetown Hoyas (8-13) on Wednesday.

The Georgetown Hoyas stepped onto the hardwood against Marquette and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-57 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hoyas left the arena with 10 while Marquette had 20 personal fouls. They made 14 of 31 tries from 3-point land. Marquette ended up going 77.8% from the free throw line by burying 7 of 9 attempts. Furthermore, Marquette pulled down 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Marquette totaled 18 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Georgetown allowed the other team to go 55.6% from the floor on 35 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Hoyas converted 15 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. Georgetown ended with a 42.2% field goal percentage (19 out of 45) and made 4 of their 14 shots from downtown.

Rowan Brumbaugh is one player who came through for the contest. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He walked away with 12 points on 4 of 6 shooting.

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Georgetown enters this one with a win-loss record of 8-13 for the year. They are averaging 72.0 pts per game (241st in college basketball) while going 42.0% from the floor. The Hoyas are hitting 34.5% on three-point attempts (173 of 502) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgetown is collecting 34.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 262 assists this year, which is 297th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a team are committing 16.1 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hoyas are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They rank 256th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 307 relinquished so far this year. The Hoyas defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (588 of 1,237) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 289th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.9).

For their last game, the Seton Hall Pirates got the victory with a final of 72-39 when they played DePaul. The Pirates were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. DePaul had 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing three-point attempts, Seton Hall converted 4 out of 17 attempts (23.5%). Overall, the Pirates ended up shooting 30 for 59 from the floor which had them at 50.8%. The Pirates permitted DePaul to convert 11 of their 50 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 22.0% in the matchup. They went 15.0% from distance by connecting on 3 of 20 and finished the game at 14 of 22 from the free throw line (63.6%). When discussing rebounding, Seton Hall permitted DePaul to grab 27 in total (5 offensive).

Dre Davis ended up being a factor for the Pirates for the matchup. He tallied 16 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in the matchup. He made 6 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and accumulated 12 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a win-loss mark of 14-8 so far this year. The Pirates are committing 15.8 fouls per game while shooting 78.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.7 times per contest (228th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest. Seton Hall has totaled 1,618 pts for the campaign (73.5 per contest) and they grab 38.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Pirates are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 157th in the country.

The Seton Hall defense allows 33.8% on three-point shots (178 of 526) and opponents are knocking down 75.9% of their foul shots. They allow 13.9 assists and 31.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 277th and 36th in Division 1. The Pirates on the defensive end are ranked 101st in the nation in points given up per game with 68.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (67th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgetown

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