Seton Hall Pirates vs Providence Friars Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (6-9) are en route to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday where they will take on the Providence Friars (8-8).

The Seton Hall Pirates faced off with DePaul and earned the victory with a final of 85-80 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Pirates ended up finishing with 17 while DePaul finished the game with 20 fouls. They also buried 13 of 35 shots from long range. DePaul ended up shooting 78.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 19 attempts. Furthermore, DePaul pulled down 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. DePaul totaled 16 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Regarding defending, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pirates converted 16 of 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Seton Hall ended the game with a 52.7% FG percentage (29 out of 55) and converted 11 of 22 three-point attempts.

Dylan Addae-Wusu is a guy who came through in this contest. He finished 58.3% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists. He played for 39 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Seton Hall enters this contest with a win-loss record of 6-9 on the season. They average 63.2 points per game (355th in the nation) while connecting on 40.4% from the field. The Pirates are hitting 35.1% on three-point shots (94 of 268) and 64.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seton Hall is pulling in 34.3 boards per game and has tallied 176 assists this year, which has them ranked 317th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Pirates have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 119th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 184 surrendered on the year. The Pirates defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (330 of 753) and they relinquish 31.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.1% on 3-pointers while they are 42nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Providence Friars got the win with a final of 84-65 when they played Butler. With respect to rebounding, Providence permitted Butler to grab 23 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 25.0% from beyond the arc via 4 out of 16 and ended up shooting 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Friars permitted Butler to make 23 of their 57 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 40.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Friars finished 34 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.6%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Providence converted 10 of their 24 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. Butler earned 10 fouls in the matchup which got the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. The Friars collected 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game.

Bensley Joseph was important for the Friars for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and added 5 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Providence has a record of 8-8 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Friars are hitting on 43.7% from the floor, which ranks 247th in the nation. Providence has scored 1,134 pts for the season (70.9 per contest) and they collect 39.8 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 11.7 times per game (319th in college) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. The Friars are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The Providence defense allows 30.0% on 3-point attempts (94 of 313) and their opponents are making 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 10.8 assists and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 40th and 98th in college hoops. The Friars on the defensive end are ranked 80th in college in points per game surrendered with 67.3. They have forced 8.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (67th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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