Hofstra Pride vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Hofstra Pride (2-0) are on their way to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday where they will play the Seton Hall Pirates (1-1).

The Hofstra Pride faced off with Iona and walked away with a win by a score of 90-76 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Pride finished with 15 while Iona accounted for 23 fouls. They also made 8 of their 24 tries from 3-point land. Iona finished the contest at 73.3% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 30 attempts. Additionally, Iona had 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Iona earned 14 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Hofstra allowed the other team to go 39.0% from the field on 23 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pride converted 16 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Hofstra walked away from the game having earned a 54.2% field goal percentage (32 of 59) and converted 10 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Jaquan Sanders is a player who came through in this game. He left the arena with 24 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played 40 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 58.3% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Hofstra heads into this game with a record of 2-0 so far this year. They are averaging 89.5 points per game (57th in Division 1) while shooting 49.6% from the floor. The Pride are shooting 38.2% on shots from downtown (21 of 55) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Hofstra is pulling in 42.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 39 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 113th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pride are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.5 fouls. They give up 37.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 170th in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.0). The Pride defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 37.4% (46 of 123) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 135th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 24 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Seton Hall Pirates took a loss by a score of 57-56 when they played Fordham. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Seton Hall permitted Fordham to snag 34 in all (9 on the offensive side). They went 29.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 24 and finished the game at 12 out of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Pirates permitted Fordham to make 19 of their 52 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.5% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Pirates walked away from this one shooting 22 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Seton Hall made 4 of 9 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 50.0%. Fordham had 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Pirates corralled 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the game.

Yacine Toumi ended up having an impact for the Pirates for this game. He had 12 points in his 18 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He buried 5 of 5 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a win-loss mark of 1-1 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Pirates are hitting on 36.7% from the field, which ranks them 342nd in D-1. Seton Hall has totaled 113 pts on the campaign (56.5 per contest) and they grab 34.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.5 times per game (301st in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Pirates are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 60.4% from the charity stripe.

The Seton Hall defense allows 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (14 of 44) and their opponents are connecting on 65.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 10.0 assists and 34.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 83rd and 177th in college basketball. The Pirates defensively are ranked 23rd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 55.0. They are able to force 16.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.2% from the floor (57th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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