Seton Hall Pirates vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/04/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Venue:  Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  SHU NL, Butler NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SHU -3, Butler +3; Over/Under:  131 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  SHU NL, Butler NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Seton Hall Pirates:  9-3 (9th place, Big East)

Butler Bulldogs:  8-4 (3rd place, Big East)

 

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Seton Hall Pirates:  3-2 last 5

Butler Bulldogs:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

SHU is coming into this game with a 9-3 record overall and they are 1-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 3rd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 0-2 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Providence Friars and the Villanova Wildcats in their last game. Bryce Aiken led the team in points in that game off the bench with 22 while Jared Rhoden was next on the team with 13 points. Kadary Richmond led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Alexis Yetna led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 38.6% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 76.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 77.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63.5 PPG against them. SHU has an ATS record of 6-5 this season and their O/U record is 5-6.

 

 

Butler is coming into this game with an 8-4 record overall and they are 6-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 2nd conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 1-0 in their conference games this season. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Purdue Boilermakers while their 5 wins in that span came against the Chaminade Silverswords, the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Eastern Illinois Panthers, and the DePaul Blue Demons in their last game. Simas Lukosius led the team in points in that game off the bench with 15 while Jayden Taylor and Chuck Harris were both next on the team with 13 points each. Aaron Thompson led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Bryce Nze and Bryce Golden both led the team in rebounds with 5 each. They were 45.3% from the field, 35% from 3-point range, and 57.1% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 63.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 59.9 PPG against them. Butler has an ATS record of 4-8 this season and their O/U record is 2-10.

 

Butler is coming into this game as a 3 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. SHU has been starting to slip in their recent games with 2 straight losses and they have not performed well on the road this season. They are getting a Butler team that has been playing well recently and has a winning record in both their conference games and their home games this season. Seton Hall has really struggled in conference games this season with a 0-2 record and they have not been playing well ever since coming back from a long covid layoff. The best bet to place in this game is on Butler to cover the spread here as they have a good chance of stealing this win here at home against a SHU team that is not at their best right now.

 

Seton Hall Butler Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, January 4, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Butler 73 SHU 67.

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Seton Hall Pirates: 16-11 ATS in road games. 38-23 ATS in a road game where the total is 130 to 139.5. 18-12 ATS after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games. 5-1 ATS after playing a home game. 

Butler Bulldogs: 3-8 O/U in all games. 13-23 O/U when the total is 130 to 139.5. 13-21 O/U in all home games. 4-8 O/U when playing with 5 or 6 days rest. 5-18 O/U after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread.

 

 

Seton Hall Pirates:  T. Powell (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. S. Granda (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. R. Conway (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Long (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. I. Obiagu (C) Ques Tues - Ankle injury. T. Samuel (F) Ques Tues - Undisclosed injury. B. Weston (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

Butler Bulldogs:  P. Thomas (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. B. Hodges (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

“I just told the guys this: ‘That’s one of the most proud I’ve ever been of a basketball team. It really is.’ Us not being able to play five-on-five basketball [in practice] to now go against a physical, physical team on the road, I thought we did a lot of really good things. … Super proud of this basketball team. Can’t believe the heart they gave, can’t believe the effort they gave in a really tough atmosphere.” - Kevin Willard on his team’s loss against Providence.

 

 

“You don’t do that by chucking games in because, ‘Oh, it fits here.’ That’s why administrators are stupid. They have no idea. ‘Oh, look at this, it’s a date that works.’ ‘Glad it works for you. It doesn’t work for [coaches].’ ” - Kevin Willard on the Big East schedule makers.

 

 

 

M. Cale

I. Obiagu 

J. Rhoden

K. Richmond 

A. Yetna

 

J. Bolden 

B. Golden 

T. Groce 

Jayden Taylor

A. Thompson

 

 

PPG: J. Rhoden (16.4)

APG: K. Richmond (3.4)

Reb/G: J. Rhoden (7.5)

 

PPG: C. Harris (11.7)

APG: A. Thompson (5)

Reb/G: B. Nze (5.4)

 

Coaches:

Seton Hall Pirates: Kevin Willard (12th season)

Butler Bulldogs: LaVall Jordan (5th season)