Seton Hall Pirates vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Peacock

The Villanova Wildcats (18-13) will go up against the Seton Hall Pirates (7-24) at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

The Seton Hall Pirates took the court against Connecticut and took a loss by a final of 81-50 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Pirates left the arena with 16 while Connecticut had 21 personal fouls. They made 8 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Connecticut finished the game at 94.4% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of 18 tries. Additionally, Connecticut pulled down 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Connecticut distributed 21 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Seton Hall allowed their opponent to shoot 51.9% from the floor on 28 of 54 shooting. They also distributed 9 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 15 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pirates buried 10 of 17 shots for a percentage of 58.8%. Seton Hall wrapped up the contest with a 35.3% field goal percentage (18 of 51) and buried 4 out of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Prince Aligbe is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up shooting 55.6% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He played for 26 mins and totaled 3 boards. He ended up scoring 15 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Seton Hall comes into this one with a win-loss record of 7-24 so far this season. They currently have an average of 61.8 pts per contest (363rd in D-1) while hitting 39.9% from the field. The Pirates are shooting 31.1% on 3-point shots (163 of 524) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seton Hall is grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game and has earned 345 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 343rd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 fouls. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from downtown while they are 129th in the nation in opponents PPG (70.3). The Pirates defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (737 of 1,583) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 259th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 440 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Villanova Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-73 against Georgetown. The Wildcats earned 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Georgetown had 12 fouls in this game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.8%. Concerning shots from downtown, Villanova made 8 of their 28 tries (28.6%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats ended up shooting 27 for 59 from the floor which had them shooting 45.8%. The Wildcats permitted Georgetown to make 26 of 58 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8% for the matchup. They shot 45.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 out of 31 and finished the contest at 9 out of 10 at the free throw line (90.0%). In the matter of rebounds, Villanova allowed Georgetown to pull down 25 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Eric Dixon ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this contest. He buried 8 out of 19 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 24 points in his 39 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Villanova has a win-loss mark of 18-13 so far this year. The Wildcats are committing 15.6 personal fouls per game and they go 81.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per contest (241st in the country) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per contest. Villanova has totaled 2,298 pts on the campaign (74.1 per game) and they average 34.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which is 85th in D-1.

The Wildcats are ranked 58th in college in points per game surrendered with 67.7. They have forced 10.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (120th in the country). The Villanova defense gives up 34.6% on shots from distance (275 of 794) and their opponents are knocking down 69.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.3 assists and 30.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 278th and 19th in the nation.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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