Seton Hall Pirates vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (14-9) will play the Seton Hall Pirates (6-17) at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Pirates took the court against Butler and took a loss by a final of 84-54 in their last game. Seton Hall wrapped up the game having earned a 34.4% field goal percentage (22 out of 64) and knocked down 2 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Pirates made 8 of 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists for the contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to defending, Seton Hall allowed the other team to go 57.9% from the field on 33 out of 57 shooting. Butler earned 19 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Additionally, Butler had 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Butler went 50.0% from the free throw line by burying 6 of their 12 shots. They converted 12 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Pirates finished with 14 while Butler finished the game with 9 fouls.

Prince Aligbe is someone who came through in this contest. He ended up scoring 17 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played for 29 mins played and collected 6 boards. He finished the contest at 46.7% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Seton Hall will enter this matchup with a mark of 6-17 for the season. They cough up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Seton Hall is collecting 32.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 257 dimes this year, which is 328th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Pirates are hitting 32.2% on three-point shots (128 of 398) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 63.1 points per game (360th in the nation) while going 40.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pirates are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 243rd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 314 conceded on the year. The Pirates are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.5% (545 of 1,171) and they concede 32.8 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 36.7% on 3-pointers while they are 128th in college in opponents PPG (69.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgetown Hoyas took a loss by a final score of 74-69 against Xavier. In reference to rebounding, Georgetown allowed Xavier to grab 28 in total (4 on the offensive side). They shot 38.9% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 18 and finished the game at 17 of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). The Hoyas permitted Xavier to bury 25 of their 49 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Hoyas went 27 for 55 from the field which had them sitting at 49.1%. In terms of three-point attempts, Georgetown made 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to bury 8 of those for a clip of 61.5%. Xavier earned 12 fouls for the matchup which got the Hoyas to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Hoyas snagged 19 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 22 for this game.

Micah Peavy ended up having an impact for the Hoyas for this contest. He totaled 27 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this game. He made 11 out of 19 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Georgetown has a record of 14-9 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hoyas are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 160th in D-1. Georgetown has scored 1,626 pts so far this season (70.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.5 times per contest (128th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. The Hoyas have committed 15.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 70.8% from the free throw line.

The Hoyas on defense are ranked 37th in the nation in PPG given up with 65.7. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the floor (36th in the country). The Georgetown defense allows 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (170 of 505) and their opponents are converting on 76.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.4 dimes and 33.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 124th and 118th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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