Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (19-6) host the Seton Hall Pirates (6-18) at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday.

The Seton Hall Pirates took the court against Georgetown and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-46 in their last contest. Seton Hall wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.5% FG percentage (17 of 43) and made 3 of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pirates knocked down 9 of their 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 7 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to the defense, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 39.7% from the floor on 25 out of 63 shooting. Georgetown distributed 16 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. Moreover, Georgetown pulled down 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Georgetown went 62.5% at the charity stripe by making 5 of 8 attempts. They also buried 5 of their 22 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Pirates walked away with 14 while Georgetown totaled 13 fouls.

Isaiah Coleman is a player who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played 40 mins played and snagged 10 rebounds. He finished 46.7% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Seton Hall will play this contest with a win-loss record of 6-18 for the year. They average 62.4 points per contest (360th in the country) while connecting on 40.1% from the field. The Pirates are hitting 32.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (131 of 410) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seton Hall is grabbing 32.5 boards per game and has 264 assists this year, which has them ranked 354th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are ranked 198th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 330 conceded on the season. The Pirates defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (570 of 1,234) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 36.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 112th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.5).

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles got the win with a final of 68-58 when they played DePaul. The Golden Eagles recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. DePaul was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Marquette made 4 out of their 25 attempts (16.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Eagles ended up going 25 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3%. The Golden Eagles permitted DePaul to bury 25 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% in the game. They shot 16.7% from distance by shooting 4 out of 24 and finished the contest at 4 out of 9 at the free throw line (44.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Marquette permitted DePaul to get 35 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Kameron Jones was important for the Golden Eagles in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 18 for the matchup giving him a rate of 44.4%, and earned 6 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court and tallied 4 assists in this matchup.

Marquette has a record of 19-6 this season. The Golden Eagles commit 15.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per game (182nd in the country) and they cough up possession 8.9 times per contest. Marquette has tallied 1,931 points this season (77.2 per contest) and they average 33.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 44.0% from the field, which ranks 226th in college.

The Marquette defense gives up 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (175 of 564) and opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 35.7 boards per game, which ranks them 310th and 263rd in the nation. The Golden Eagles are ranked 60th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 67.5. They are forcing 15.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (224th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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