Seton Hall Pirates vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 3/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs UConn Huskies

Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (18-10) are hitting the road to Gampel Pavilion on Sunday where they will go up against the UConn Huskies (25-3).

The Seton Hall Pirates faced off with Creighton and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-64 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Pirates ended up finishing with 14 while Creighton totaled 16 fouls. They made 13 of 32 tries from downtown. Creighton went 76.9% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of 13 attempts. Furthermore, Creighton pulled down 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Creighton distributed 20 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, Seton Hall allowed the other team to shoot 54.4% from the field on 31 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Pirates knocked down 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Seton Hall wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (25 of 60) and buried 2 out of their 9 three-point shots.

Dre Davis is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He racked up 18 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He played 32 mins and pulled down 8 rebounds. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Seton Hall enters this one with a mark of 18-10 for the campaign. They are averaging 73.0 points per game (203rd in Division 1) on 45.1% from the floor. The Pirates are connecting on 31.4% on 3-pointers (152 of 484) and 77.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seton Hall is snagging 38.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 351 assists this year, which ranks 247th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pirates are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.9% on three-point shots and they are 107th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.5). The Pirates defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.7% (688 of 1,650) and they concede 32.4 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 269th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 395 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the UConn Huskies got the victory with a final of 78-54 when they played Villanova. In the matter of rebounding, UConn allowed Villanova to snag 28 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 12.5% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 24 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Huskies allowed Villanova to convert 21 of 63 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, UConn made 10 out of their 32 attempts (31.3%). They were able to make 20 of those for a rate of 90.9%. Villanova committed 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 2 steals in the game. The Huskies snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this game.

Cam Spencer pitched in for the Huskies in this contest. He had 25 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

UConn has a mark of 25-3 so far this season. The Huskies are committing 16.6 fouls per game and they connect on 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.8 times per game (8th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per contest. UConn has totaled 2,276 pts this year (81.3 per contest) and they pull in 38.4 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 49.4% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the nation.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 18th in college hoops in PPG given up with 64.1. They have forced 10.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (15th in college hoops). The UConn defense surrenders 31.6% on 3-pointers (164 of 519) and their opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They concede 10.5 dimes and 29.8 boards per contest, which ranks 21st and 8th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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