Seton Hall Pirates vs Providence Friars Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/29/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Venue:  Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

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

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SHU +1, Providence -1; Over/Under:  137.5 points

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

 

Seton Hall Pirates:  9-1 (7th place, Big East)

Providence Friars:  11-1 (1st place, Big East)

 

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Seton Hall Pirates:  5-0 last 5

Providence Friars:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

SHU is coming into this game with a 9-1 record overall and they are 1-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their first conference matchup of the season. They only have 1 loss all season but they have gone on a 6 game winning streak since then. Their loss was against the Ohio State Buckeyes while their 6 straight wins have come against the California Golden Bears, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, the Wagner Seahawks, the Nyack Warriors, the Texas Longhorns, and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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 16 points. Kadary Richmond also scored 12 points while Myles Cale and Alexis Yetna both scored 10 points in that one as well. Yetna led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Rhoden and Tyrese Samuel both led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 42.9% from the field, 23.8% from 3-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 80.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.9 PPG against them. SHU has an ATS record of 6-3 this season and their O/U record is 4-5.

 

 

Providence is coming into this game with an 11-1 record overall and they are 8-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 2nd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 1-0 in their conference games this season. They only have 1 loss all season but they have gone on a 6 game winning streak since then. Their loss was against the Virginia Cavaliers while their 6 straight wins came against the Saint Peter's Peacocks, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the Rhode Island Rams, the Vermont Catamounts, the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils, and the UConn Huskies in their last game. A.J. Reeves led the team in points in that game with 16 while Ed Croswell was next on the team off the bench with 11 points. Nate Watson also scored 10 points in that one as well. Aljami Durham led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Watson led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 39.7% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 42.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 69.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.5 PPG against them. Providence has an ATS record of 8-4 this season and their O/U record is 5-7.

 

SHU is coming into this game as a 1 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. SHU has been playing very well this season with just 1 loss all year and they have gone on a 6 game win streak since then. Providence is also having a great season with an 11-1 record overall and they will get to be at home for this game but SHU has had a much tougher schedule this season. SHU has knocked off some big schools already and some ranked teams and they are in the hunt to make it to the NCAA tournament with a good seed. SHU has already played a road game this season and won that one so they should have no problem coming away with this game as they are the better team. The best bet to place in this game is on SHU to cover the spread and to win this one straight up on the moneyline.

 

Seton Hall Providence Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, December 29, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is SHU 76 Providence 70.

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Seton Hall Pirates: 4-8 O/U after 2 straight games with 12 or less assists. 19-26 O/U as a favorite. 7-19 O/U as a road favorite of 3 points or less or pick. 1-6 ATS after 2 consecutive covers as a favorite.

Providence Friars: 8-4 ATS in all games. 18-11 ATS as an underdog. 6-3 ATS as a home underdog or pick. 20-13 ATS in all home games. 23-15 ATS against conference opponents. 

 

 

Seton Hall Pirates:  J. Long (G) Ques Wed - Lower Body injury. I. Obiagu (C) Ques Wed - Ankle injury. B. Weston (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

Providence Friars:  None.

 

 

“There’s nothing I can do about it. And if there’s nothing you can do about it, then there’s no point in stressing about it.” - Kevin Willard on the forfeit policy in the Big East.

 

 

“That’s the quality of opponent we’re going to play every night. I couldn’t be more proud of our men.” - Ed Cooley on his team’s win against UConn.

 

 

 

M. Cale

I. Obiagu 

J. Rhoden

K. Richmond 

A. Yetna

 

J. Bynum 

A. Durham 

N. Horchler 

A. Reeves 

N. Watson

 

 

PPG: J. Rhoden (17.4)

APG: K. Richmond (3.4)

Reb/G: J. Rhoden (7.3)

 

PPG: N. Watson (14.8)

APG: A. Durham (3.8)

Reb/G: N. Horchler (7.9)

 

Coaches:

Seton Hall Pirates: Kevin Willard (12th season)

Providence Friars: Ed Cooley (11th season)