Seton Hall Pirates vs UConn Huskies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/16/2022

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Venue:  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT 

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  SHU +5.5, UConn -5.5; Over/Under:  137 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SHU +5.5, UConn -5.5; Over/Under:  137 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  SHU +5.5, UConn -5.5; Over/Under:  137 points

 

Seton Hall Pirates:  15-8 (7th place, Big East)

UConn Huskies:  17-7 (3rd place, Big East)

 

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Seton Hall Pirates:  3-2 last 5

UConn Huskies:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

SHU is coming into this game with a 15-8 record overall and they are 4-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 14th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 6-7 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the Georgetown Hoyas, the Creighton Bluejays, and the Xavier Musketeers while their loss came against the Villanova Wildcats in their last game. Tray Jackson and Kadary Richmond both led the team in points in that game with 16 each while Myles Cale was next on the team with 11 points. Richmond also led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Alexis Yetna led the team in rebounds off the bench with 15. They were 42.9% from the field, 42.3% from 3-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.5 PPG against them. SHU has an ATS record of 10-11-1 this season and their O/U record is 9-13.

 

 

UConn is coming into this game with a 17-7 record overall and they are 10-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 14th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 8-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Xavier Musketeers while their 2 wins in that span came against the Marquette Golden Eagles and the St. John's Red Storm in their last game. Tyrese Martin led the team in points in that game with 17 while RJ Cole was next on the team with 14 points. Cole led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Andre Jackson led the team in rebounds with 16. They were 36.4% from the field, 36% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 77 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.3 PPG against them. UConn has an ATS record of 11-13 this season and their O/U record is 16-8.

 

UConn is coming into this game playing much better in their recent games as they have won 2 of their last 3 games. They are coming off of a close win on the road to St. John's but they have been much better at home this season where they will be in this game. They are a solid 10-2 team at home this season and they are going up against a SHU side that is missing quite a few players in this game. They still have one of their best players on the team out with a concussion but now they are also missing some of their bench players as well and that could be the thing that hurts them in this game. SHU was getting by fine winning 3 straight games but they are coming off of a loss to a ranked opponent in their last game and they have struggled on the road this season with a 4-4 record in those games. They are going up against a UConn side that is 8-5 in conference games this season but they have only lost 2 of those games at home and both losses were only by 4 points. UConn has been playing better recently though and they should continue to play well at home here as they have been all season. With the missing players for SHU here they are going to be tired in this game and they have to travel on top of that and are playing in a hostile environment. UConn should get the win here by single digits.

 

Seton Hall UConn Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, February 16, 2022 (8:30 pm ET start time) is UConn 77 SHU 71.

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Seton Hall Pirates: 16-11 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive losses. 12-7 UNDER off a loss against a conference rival. 1-7 ATS after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better.

UConn Huskies: 24-15 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 24-15 ATS in all home games. 22-15 UNDER as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points.

 

 

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

UConn Huskies:  A. Akok (F) Ques Wed - Foot injury.

 

 

“I think we’re close. I don’t think we’re quite back. If we get BA back, I think that’ll be a big boost. I think Kadary Richmond’s playing phenomenal, but he’s logging a lot of minutes and Jamir’s doing a really good job of kind of being that second guard, but I’d like to have Jamir being a little bit more aggressive on the wing and getting some more shots. I like the way we’re progressing, I like the way — for the most part — we’re defending. We’re getting there.” - Kevin Willard on the status of Bryce Aiken.

 

 

“We played a little bit more to our identity today.” - Dan Hurley on his team’s win against St. John’s.

 

 

 

M. Cale

I. Obiagu 

J. Rhoden

K. Richmond 

A. Yetna

 

R. Cole 

A. Jackson 

T. Martin 

Adama Sanogo 

I. Whaley

 

 

PPG: J. Rhoden (15.4)

APG: K. Richmond (4.1)

Reb/G: A. Yetna (7.8)

 

PPG: R. Cole (16.2)

APG: R. Cole (4.5)

Reb/G: A. Sanogo (8.2)

 

Coaches:

Seton Hall Pirates: Kevin Willard (12th season)

UConn Huskies: Dan Hurley (4th season)