Seton Hall Pirates vs UConn Huskies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/10/2022

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Thursday, March 10, 2022

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  SHU +4, UConn -4; Over/Under:  132.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SHU +4, UConn -4; Over/Under:  132.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  SHU +4, UConn -4; Over/Under:  132.5 points

 

Seton Hall Pirates:  21-9 (5th place, Big East)

UConn Huskies:  22-8 (3rd place, Big East)

 

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Seton Hall Pirates:  5-0 last 5

UConn Huskies:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

SHU is coming into this game with a 21-9 record overall and they are 2-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 11-8 this season against conference opponents. Their last loss was against the UConn Huskies but they have gone on a 6 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the DePaul Blue Demons, the Butler Bulldogs, the Xavier Musketeers, the Georgetown Hoyas, the Creighton Bluejays, and Georgetown again in their last game. Jared Rhoden led the team in points in that game with 17 while Myles Cale was next on the team with 14 points. Kadary Richmond led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Alexis Yetna led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 38.6% from the field, 34.8% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.9 PPG against them. SHU has an ATS record of 13-14-1 this season and their O/U record is 10-18.

 

 

UConn is coming into this game with a 22-8 record overall and they are 3-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 13-6 against conference opponents this season. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Creighton Bluejays while their 6 wins in that span came against the St. John's Red Storm, the Seton Hall Pirates, the Xavier Musketeers, the Villanova Wildcats, the Georgetown Hoyas, and the DePaul Blue Demons in their last game. Adama Sanogo led the team in points in that game with 26 while Tyrese Martin was next on the team with 19 points. Andre Jackson led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Tyrese Martin led the team in rebounds with 16. They were 45.3% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 82.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.7 PPG against them. UConn has an ATS record of 12-17-1 this season and their O/U record is 18-12.

 

SHU has been playing very well in their recent games as they are coming into this game winning 6 straight games. Their last loss actually came against UConn but even though SHU has been winning a lot of games since then, they have struggled in a lot of their wins. Their last 3 games have all been wins within 5 points and they are going up against a UConn team that has had a very good season and will be rested for this game. UConn has also been playing well recently as they have won 6 of their last 7 games and they have won against some very good ranked opponents in that span as well. SHU is coming off of a win against Georgetown but they barely scraped by in that game as they won by just 4 points and that is the 2nd time they were only able to beat Georgetown, the only team with no wins against conference opponents in the Big East, by less than 5 points in the last 2 weeks. UConn has been more consistent this season and even though SHU is playing very well right now, they are starting to fade a little and showing signs of struggle in their games. UConn will win this game by a few points and advance to the next round.

 

Seton Hall Pirates UConn Huskies Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, March 10, 2022 (9:30 pm ET start time) is UConn 71 SHU 64.

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Seton Hall Pirates: 20-12 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 17-8 ATS as an underdog. 22-14 OVER as a neutral court underdog of 6 points or less or pick.

UConn Huskies: 12-18 ATS in all games. 7-12 ATS against conference opponents. 18-12 OVER in all games.

 

 

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:  T. Polley (F) Ques Thurs - Illness. J. Hawkins (G) Ques Thurs - Head injury.

 

 

“It’s a dream for everyone to go there. Not only to just go there, but to play there is something that’s surreal to everyone. Everyone’s dream is to make the NBA. Luckily for us in the Big East, we play in all these NBA arenas, so it’s kind of like a step forward to our dream. So playing at Madison Square Garden is surreal to everyone on our team, especially for me, even though I’m not from America. Everyone knows about MSG all over the world, so playing there is a great thing to be a part of.” - Tyrese Samuel on getting to play in Madison Square Garden.

 

 

"We'll see what he does in the tournament. I don't want to speak too much on that. I'm sure he's upset by it. I mean, I'm upset by it. He definitely deserved some recognition." - RJ Cole on Tyrese Martin not being named on the first team All-Big East.

 

 

 

M. Cale

T. Jackson

I. Obiagu 

J. Rhoden

K. Richmond 

 

R. Cole 

A. Jackson 

T. Martin 

Adama Sanogo 

I. Whaley

 

 

PPG: J. Rhoden (16.2)

APG: K. Richmond (4.3)

Reb/G: A. Yetna (7.7)

 

PPG: R. Cole (15.8)

APG: R. Cole (4.1)

Reb/G: A. Sanogo (8.6)

 

Coaches:

Seton Hall Pirates: Kevin Willard (12th season)

UConn Huskies: Dan Hurley (4th season)