Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/15/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 15, 2022

Venue:  Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

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

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SHU -1.5, Marquette +1.5; Over/Under:  151.5 points

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

 

Seton Hall Pirates:  11-4 (8th place, Big East)

Marquette Golden Eagles:  11-6 (4th place, Big East)

 

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Seton Hall Pirates:  2-3 last 5

Marquette Golden Eagles:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

SHU is coming into this game with an 11-4 record overall and they are 2-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 6th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 2-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Butler Bulldogs and the UConn Huskies while their loss came against the DePaul Blue Demons in their last game. Jared Rhoden led the team in points in that game with 25 while Bryce Aiken was next on the team with 22 points. Kadary Richmond led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 6 while Ike Obiagu led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 40.8% from the field, 27.8% from 3-point range, and 90.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 79.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.7 PPG against them. SHU has an ATS record of 7-7 this season and their O/U record is 7-7.

 

 

Marquette is coming into this game with an 11-6 record overall and they are 7-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 7th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 3-3 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Creighton Bluejays but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Providence Friars, the Georgetown Hoyas, and the DePaul Blue Demons in their last game. Greg Elliott led the team in points in that game off the bench with 25 while Darryl Morsell was next on the team with 16 points. Tyler Kolek led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Justin Lewis and Kur Kuath both led the team in rebounds with 5 each. They were 55.7% from the field, 45.8% from 3-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.2 PPG against them. Marquette has an ATS record of 9-8 this season and their O/U record is 10-6-1.

 

Marquette is coming into this game as a 1.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. Marquette has been playing well recently winning 3 straight games coming into this one. All 3 of those wins were against conference opponents and they were all won by impressive margins as well. They beat Providence in that span who was leading the conference at the time and they won that game by more than 30 points. Their other 2 wins were also by double digits and now they are getting a SHU side that stumbled hard in their last game against DePaul who had lost 5 straight. SHU has been inconsistent in their recent games while Marquette is steadily building up a winning streak with some impressive margins of victory. The best bet to place in this game is on Marquette to cover the spread here and to win the game as they will upset SHU here.

 

Seton Hall Marquette Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 15, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Marquette 83 SHU 75.

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Seton Hall Pirates: 1-5 ATS after 2 straight games with 12 or less assists. 1-5 ATS after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better. 1-7 ATS after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread. 10-26 ATS after a road game where both teams scored 75 points or more. 26-47 ATS after a combined score of 165 points or more.

Marquette Golden Eagles: 9-5 ATS when the total is 150 to 159.5. 26-19 ATS as a home favorite of 3 points or less or pick. 14-5 ATS after 2 straight games where they attempted 12 or free throws. 6-3 ATS off a win by 10 points or more over a conference rival. 20-10 ATS after 2 straight games where they had 10 or more steals.

 

 

Seton Hall Pirates:  S. Granda (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. R. Conway (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Long (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

Marquette Golden Eagles:  K. Itejere (F) out for season - Redshirt.

 

 

“We came out and reverted back to taking too many pull-up jumpers. It’s mind boggling some of the shots that we take. This is a good group, and they have a lot of heart, but I just don’t know if we had the level of respect that we should’ve had for a very good DePaul team.” - Kevin Willard on his team’s loss against DePaul.

 

 

"I think just being more decisive. When we talk about being violent – and that's a big foundation for us on both ends of the floor and it's not to be confused with any violence off the floor – it's just aggressiveness, assertiveness, a little bit of nastiness.” - Shaka Smart on his team’s win against DePaul.

 

 

 

M. Cale

I. Obiagu 

J. Rhoden

K. Richmond 

A. Yetna

 

T. Kolek 

K. Kuath 

J. Lewis 

D. Morsell 

O. Prosper

 

 

PPG: J. Rhoden (16.9)

APG: K. Richmond (3.4)

Reb/G: J. Rhoden (7.1)

 

PPG: J. Lewis (15.1)

APG: T. Kolek (6.4)

RPG: J. Lewis (7.8)

 

Coaches:

Seton Hall Pirates: Kevin Willard (12th season)

Marquette Golden Eagles: Shaka Smart (1st season)