Xavier Musketeers vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 2/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Prudential Center in Rochester, MI

TV: ESPN+

Prudential Center is where the Seton Hall Pirates (7-19) will attempt to defeat the Xavier Musketeers (17-10) on Sunday.

The Xavier Musketeers stepped onto the hardwood against Butler and walked away with a win by a score of 76-63 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Musketeers ended up finishing with 15 and Butler racked up 12 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 23 tries from beyond the perimeter. Butler shot 64.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 14 attempts. In addition, Butler collected 35 rebounds (4 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Butler recorded 12 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Xavier allowed the other team to go 43.6% from the field on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 21 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 33 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Musketeers buried 10 of 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. Xavier walked away from the game having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (29 of 68) and made 8 out of their 25 three-point attempts.

Ryan Conwell is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He finished the game at 46.2% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 14 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Xavier comes into this matchup with a record of 17-10 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Xavier is grabbing 33.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 451 dimes for the campaign, which is 21st in college in terms of passing the ball. The Musketeers are hitting 38.3% on 3-point shots (220 of 574) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.3 points per game (95th in the country) while hitting 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Musketeers are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 287th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 386 relinquished this season. The Musketeers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (697 of 1,584) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 32.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 143rd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (70.6).

The last time they took the court, the Seton Hall Pirates walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-56 against Marquette. The Pirates were able to corral 15 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. Marquette was called for 10 personal fouls in this game which got the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 10 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Seton Hall made 4 of their 16 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Pirates finished the game shooting 21 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.8%. The Pirates allowed Marquette to make 30 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.6% for the matchup. They finished 40.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 27 and finished the game at 9 out of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). In regard to how they rebounded, Seton Hall allowed Marquette to snag 37 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Isaiah Coleman ended up being a factor for the Pirates for the game. He recorded 13 points in his 30 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes in this contest. He made 5 of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 26.3%, and added 4 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a win-loss record of 7-19 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pirates are shooting 39.9% from the field, which has them ranked 358th in the nation. Seton Hall has earned 1,623 pts this year (62.4 per contest) and they collect 32.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.0 times per contest (345th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game. The Pirates commit 17.6 fouls per contest and they hit 67.6% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates are ranked 122nd in college in points allowed per contest with 69.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (312th in D-1). The Seton Hall defense surrenders 36.1% on 3-pointers (219 of 606) and opponents are making 71.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 14.0 dimes and 33.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 258th and 138th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Xavier

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