Xavier Musketeers vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/09/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday February 9, 2022

Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Xavier +3, SHU -3; Over/Under:  142.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Xavier +3, SHU -3; Over/Under:  142.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Xavier +3, SHU -3; Over/Under:  142.5 points

 

Xavier Musketeers:  16-6 (5th place, Big East)

Seton Hall Pirates:  14-7 (7th place, Big East)

 

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Xavier Musketeers:  2-3 last 5

Seton Hall Pirates:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Xavier is coming into this game with a 16-6 record overall and they are 4-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 12th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 6-5 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 Creighton Bluejays and the Butler Bulldogs while their loss came against the DePaul Blue Demons in their last game. Paul Scruggs led the team in points in that game with 21 while Jack Nunge was next on the team with 12 points. Dwon Odom led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 5 while Nunge led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 44.4% from the field, 35.3% from 3-point range, and 68.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.6 PPG against them. Xavier has an ATS record of 11-11 this season and their O/U record is 8-13-1.

 

 

SHU is coming into this game with a 14-7 record overall and they are 9-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 12th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 5-6 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Marquette Golden Eagles while their 2 straight wins in that span came against the Georgetown Hoyas and the Creighton Bluejays in their last game. Kadary Richmond led the team in points in that game with 14 while Jamir Harris was next on the team off the bench with 13 points. Richmond also led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Alexis Yetna led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 49.1% from the field, 47.6% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.1 PPG against them. SHU has an ATS record of 9-10-1 this season and their O/U record is 7-13.

 

SHU is coming into this game starting to heat up recently winning their last 2 straight games. They are coming off of a double digit win in their last game and they have been a good team at home this season. They are going up against a Xavier side that has been starting to struggle in their recent games. They have lost 2 of their last 4 games but one of their wins was at home against Butler by just 2 points. SHU plays well at home and they will be looking to start another win streak now that they have won 2 straight. SHU will take advantage of a struggling Xavier team recently and they should pick up this win at home but by single digits.

 

Xavier Seton Hall Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday February 9, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is SHU 76 Xavier 70.

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Xavier Musketeers: 7-13 ATS when the line is +3 to -3. 9-18 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 13-8 UNDER in all games.

Seton Hall Pirates: 8-4 ATS after 3 or more consecutive unders. 16-5 ATS after a win by 10 points or more. 10-0 UNDER after playing 5 consecutive games as favorite.

 

 

Xavier Musketeers:  C. Edwards (F) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. D. Miles (F) Ques Wed - Knee injury.

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

 

 

"We have to get it figured out. We have to be able to put 40 minutes together." - Travis Steele on his team’s recent slump after a loss against DePaul.

 

 

“It’s hard going from playing 24 minutes a game sharing time with a guy to all of sudden playing 38 minutes in a game and playing three games in five days. I think he’s handled the responsibility phenomenally, he’s playing with a lot of confidence and he’s just starting to evolve into that really, really good point guard.” - Kevin Willard on Kadary Richmond playing a larger role with Bryce Aiken out.

 

 

 

J. Hunter 

N. Johnson 

C. Jones 

D. Miles 

P. Scruggs

 

M. Cale

I. Obiagu 

J. Rhoden

K. Richmond 

A. Yetna

 

 

PPG: J. Nunge (12.3)

APG: P. Scruggs (4.3)

Reb/G: C. Jones (7.9)

 

PPG: J. Rhoden (15.3)

APG: K. Richmond (4)

Reb/G: A. Yetna (7.6)

 

Coaches:

Xavier Musketeers: Travis Steele (4th season)

Seton Hall Pirates: Kevin Willard (12th season)