Seton Hall Pirates vs Providence Friars Prediction, 1/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (8-5) are headed to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday where they will take on the Providence Friars (11-2).

The Seton Hall Pirates played Xavier and took a loss by a score of 74-54 in their last game. Seton Hall wrapped up the contest having earned a 32.4% FG percentage (22 out of 68) and made 2 of 15 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pirates buried 8 of their 12 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 39 with 19 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Seton Hall allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the field on 31 of 70 shooting. Xavier doled out 25 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, Xavier pulled down 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Xavier finished the contest at 40.0% at the charity stripe by converting 2 of 5 shots. They also buried 10 of 20 attempts from long range. When talking about fouls, the Pirates left the arena with 12 and Xavier accumulated 14 fouls.

Dre Davis is a guy who came through in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 38.1% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He totaled 18 points on 8 of 21 shooting.

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Seton Hall steps onto the court with a record of 8-5 so far this year. They currently have an average of 73.9 pts per game (206th in Division 1) while hitting 45.8% from the floor. The Pirates are shooting 29.6% on shots from distance (67 of 226) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seton Hall is grabbing 37.8 rebounds per game and has earned 170 dimes this season, which has them ranked 224th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.9 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pirates are forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They relinquish 35.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 133rd in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (69.0). The Pirates are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.7% (313 of 751) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 264th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 181 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Providence Friars walked away with a victory by a final of 85-75 against Butler. The Friars snagged 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 47 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. Butler earned 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 59.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Providence knocked down 12 of their 33 attempts (36.4%). Overall, the Friars finished 30 out of 66 from the floor which had them at 45.5%. The Friars permitted Butler to make 29 of their 74 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.2% in this contest. They shot 33.3% from downtown via 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 20 at the free throw line (55.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Providence allowed Butler to snag 41 overall (11 offensive).

Devin Carter ended up having an impact for the Friars for this game. He racked up 24 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 15 in the matchup giving him a rate of 53.3%, and had 9 rebounds.

Providence has a record of 11-2 on the season. The Friars have committed 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 68.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.5 times per game (125th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest. Providence has scored 978 pts on the season (75.2 per game) and they collect 38.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Friars are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks 88th in college basketball.

The Friars defensively are ranked 37th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 63.9. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.0% from the field (17th in the nation). The Providence defense concedes 29.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (72 of 243) and opponents are knocking down 75.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 8.5 assists and 34.2 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 4th and 144th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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