Marquette Golden Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Prudential Center is the site where the Seton Hall Pirates (6-12) will play the Marquette Golden Eagles (15-3) on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Xavier and ended up losing by a score of 59-57 in their last game. Marquette ended with a 37.1% FG percentage (23 of 62) and knocked down 8 of their 29 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles converted 3 of 7 shots for a rate of 42.9%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 dimes for the game while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Marquette let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the floor on 23 out of 57 shooting. Xavier doled out 12 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Furthermore, Xavier snagged 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Xavier ended up going 68.8% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of 16 attempts. They made 2 out of their 17 shots from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 11 and Xavier accumulated 11 personal fouls.

David Joplin is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up with 18 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. He ended up going 44.4% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Marquette comes into this game with a win-loss record of 15-3 for the season. They have an average of 79.0 points per contest (82nd in college hoops) on 44.9% from the field. The Golden Eagles are hitting 32.6% on shots from downtown (174 of 533) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Marquette is snagging 34.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 263 assists this year, which has them ranked 158th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 9.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers every game and they draw 15.1 fouls. They are ranked 296th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 272 surrendered on the campaign. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (437 of 1,000) and they concede 35.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 30.8% on three-point shots while they are 60th in D-1 in points per game allowed (66.9).

In their last game, the Seton Hall Pirates took a loss by a score of 79-51 when they played St. John's. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Seton Hall allowed St. John's to grab 43 in total (13 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 38.9% from downtown by connecting on 7 out of 18 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Pirates permitted St. John's to convert 28 out of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pirates walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 26.3%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Seton Hall made 4 out of their 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 58.6%. St. John's had 22 personal fouls for the contest which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 12 steals in this contest. The Pirates were able to snag 13 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 28 for this contest.

Isaiah Coleman ended up being important for the Pirates for this game. He accumulated 11 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in the matchup. He buried 1 of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 7.7%, and had 6 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a record of 6-12 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Pirates are shooting 40.4% from the field, which has them ranked 350th in the nation. Seton Hall has totaled 1,161 points on the campaign (64.5 per contest) and they pull in 33.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 11.4 times per game (331st in college) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. The Pirates commit 18.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 65.3% from the free throw line.

The Seton Hall defense concedes 35.0% on 3-pointers (144 of 411) and their opposition knocks down 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.9 dimes and 32.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 174th and 61st in college hoops. The Pirates on the defensive side of the court are 88th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 68.1. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (275th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marquette

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