Villanova Wildcats vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Prudential Center in College Park, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (7-20) will try to beat the Villanova Wildcats (16-12) at Prudential Center on Wednesday.

The Villanova Wildcats faced off with Marquette and went home with a win by a final score of 81-66 in their last game. Villanova finished with a 45.3% field goal percentage (24 of 53) and converted 15 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 18 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 90.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 14 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Villanova allowed the other team to go 42.1% from the floor on 24 out of 57 shooting. Marquette doled out 14 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. In addition, Marquette pulled down 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Marquette finished 100.0% from the free throw line by burying 8 of their 8 attempts. They also converted 10 of their 30 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 11 while Marquette totaled 19 personal fouls.

Eric Dixon is one guy who had an impact for this contest. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and collected 5 boards. He shot 41.2% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Villanova comes into this one with a win-loss record of 16-12 for the year. They have an average of 74.5 pts per game (170th in D-1) while going 46.6% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 40.3% on three-point attempts (275 of 682) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Villanova is pulling in 34.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 363 dimes this season, which is 231st in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.0 times per game and as a group they commit 15.9 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game while drawing 15.2 personal fouls. They concede 34.3% on shots from downtown while they are 65th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (67.9). The Wildcats are allowing a FG percentage of 43.0% (659 of 1,532) and they concede 30.8 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 293rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 405 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Seton Hall Pirates went home defeated by a final of 73-66 against Xavier. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Seton Hall allowed Xavier to get 31 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They went 36.4% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 22 and ended up shooting 25 out of 33 at the free throw line (75.8%). The Pirates allowed Xavier to bury 20 out of their 41 attempts from the floor which had them at 48.8% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pirates finished 23 out of 55 from the field which had them sitting at 41.8%. In reference to three-point attempts, Seton Hall buried 4 out of their 15 attempts (26.7%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a clip of 88.9%. Xavier earned 17 fouls for the game which got the Pirates to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They also coughed it up 14 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Pirates were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for the matchup.

Isaiah Coleman was important for the Pirates in the game. He tallied 24 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 8 of 16 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a mark of 7-20 for the year. As an offense, the Pirates are shooting 40.0% from the floor, which ranks 360th in the nation. Seton Hall has accounted for 1,689 points so far this season (62.6 per game) and they grab 31.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.0 times per contest (345th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. The Pirates commit 17.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.4% from the free throw line.

The Seton Hall defense gives up 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (227 of 628) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.0 dimes and 33.5 total rebounds per game, which is 258th and 127th in those defensive categories. The Pirates on the defensive side of the court are 120th in the country in points given up per game with 70.0. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (312th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Villanova

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