Seton Hall Pirates vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (8-7) will play the Seton Hall Pirates (10-5) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The Seton Hall Pirates played Marquette and notched a win by a score of 78-75 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Pirates left the arena with 14 while Marquette accounted for 15 fouls. They buried 10 of 28 tries from distance. Marquette finished shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 13 tries. Moreover, Marquette snagged 25 rebounds (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Marquette dished out 16 assists and had 14 steals for this contest. With regard to defending, Seton Hall allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 28 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 42 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pirates converted 14 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Seton Hall finished with a 52.7% field goal percentage (29 of 55) and made 6 of 15 three-point attempts.

Al-Amir Dawes is a guy who had an impact in the game. He accumulated 23 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 70.0% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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Seton Hall heads into this contest with a record of 10-5 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Seton Hall is pulling in 38.1 boards per game and has tallied 193 assists on the year, which ranks 222nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are shooting 31.1% on 3-point shots (80 of 257) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.3 pts per contest (223rd in the nation) while shooting 45.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pirates are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 120th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.6). The Pirates defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (361 of 870) and they surrender 32.3 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 265th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 208 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgetown Hoyas took home the win by a final score of 68-65 when they faced DePaul. The Hoyas earned 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. DePaul had 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Hoyas to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of those for a rate of 70.0%. When discussing 3-pointers, Georgetown buried 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hoyas went 23 out of 51 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.1%. The Hoyas permitted DePaul to make 25 of 54 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% in the matchup. They finished 27.8% from downtown by going 5 out of 18 and finished the game at 10 out of 15 from the charity stripe (66.7%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Georgetown allowed DePaul to pull down 26 in total (10 offensive).

Supreme Cook was important for the Hoyas for the contest. He scored 14 points in his 27 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 3 out of 5 for the contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Georgetown has a record of 8-7 so far this year. As an offense, the Hoyas are shooting 42.8% from the field, which ranks them 281st in college basketball. Georgetown has scored 1,086 points on the year (72.4 per contest) and they pull in 36.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (223rd in college hoops) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per contest. The Hoyas have committed 15.3 fouls per game and they go 70.3% from the free throw line.

The Georgetown defense gives up 29.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (94 of 316) and their opposition makes 68.5% of their foul shots. They concede 13.5 dimes and 34.9 rebounds every game, which is 241st and 181st in college hoops. The Hoyas are ranked 206th in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.1. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (280th in D-1).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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