Yale Bulldogs vs Seton Hall Pirates NCAA Basketball Prediction, Spread and Trends to Watch - 11/14/2021

by James Q

Saturday, Nov 13, 2021

Yale Bulldogs vs Seton Hall Pirates NCAA Basketball Prediction, Spread and Trends to Watch - 11/14/2021

 
Game Time: noon ET, Sunday, November, 14th, 2021
Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Where to Watch:  FS1

Opening NCAAF Odds at USA Sportsbooks

DraftKings:  Spread: Seton Hall -12.5; Over/Under: 145.5 points
Circa:  Spread:; Over/Under:  ** points
Caesars:  Spread: Seton Hall -12.5;  Over/Under:  145.5 points 
 
  

Season Record

Yale: 0-0 conf, 2-0 (Ivy League)
Seton Hall:  0-0 conf, 1-0 overall (Big East Conference)

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Yale vs Seton Hall Preview and Analysis

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The Ivy league did not play in 2020-21… something about them knowing science better than almost anyone on the planet.  However in 2019-20 Yale finished 1st in the Ivy League with an 11-3 conf record and 23-7 overall.  Two years is a long time to keep good, smart players around.  Especially if many of them graduated along the way.  If Yale has a roster comparable to the 2019 roster they will be a good squad.  They opened the season with an easy tune-up against Vasser 88-42.  Then went on to stomp on UMass 91-71.  Seton Hall will be their first big actual test to show off what this version of the Bulldogs can do on the hardcourt.
 
Seton Hall did play in 2020-21, a shortened season, but they did play.  They finished tied for 4th place in the Big East with a 10-9 conference mark and 14-13 overall.  They didn’t win many non-conference games at all.  This season they have only played once so far… It was also a tune-up game against FDU, which stands for the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.  They won easily 93-49.  44 point wins only come along when it was totally unnecessary for these teams to play each other in the first place.  The best player on FDU wouldn’t start for Seton Hall.
 

Offensive Analysis

Yale is ranked 62nd in college basketball in pts per game, 36th in FG%, 79th in 3pt %.  The season is early and Yale has had their hands on some cream puffs so far… still Seton Hall may need to be careful guarding the perimeter because the shooters are real.

Seton Hall’s numbers are fugazzi.  They played nobody and slammed them hard.  As a result the Pirates are 40th in points per game, 104th in FG%, and 4th in 3pt%.  These numbers will fly to different places quickly.  The one takeaway is they have to shoot better than 48.4% from the field.
 
Defensive Analysis
Yale is ranked 55th on defense in pts per game, 35th in FG defense.  

Seton Hall is ranked 13th in defense in pts per game… again.  They had one tune up game and this number means nothing.


Yale Bulldogs vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction

Our prediction for Sunday, November 14th is….   Seton Hall 78 - Yale 69
 
Yale will cover the 12.5 pt spread.  Seton Hall is basically having their real first game in this one and Yale is too well coached to let it get out of hand early.  Seton Hall will win, they have the better roster.  Yale will cover.
 
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NCAAF Betting Trends

Yale is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
Yale is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games as an underdog.
Seton Hall is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a SU win.
Seton Hall is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games.


 

Starting Lineups

Yale: PG Azar Swain, SG Eze Dike, SF Jalen Gabbidon, PF Matthue Cotton, C Isaiah Kelly

Seton Hall: PG Jamir Harris, SG K. Richmond, SF Myles Cale, PF Alexis Yetna, C Ike Obaigu

 

Statistical Leaders

Yale
Points: Matthue Cotton 16.5
Rebounds: Matthue Cotton 4
Assists: Azar Swain 3
Blocks: Yussif Basa-Ama 2
Steals: Jalen Gabbidon 2

Seton Hall
Points:  Tyrese Samuel 19
Rebounds: Tyrese Samuel 11
Assists: Jahari Long 6
Blocks: Ike Obiagu 5
Steals: Bryce Aiken 2


COACHES
Yale: James Jones.  Coach Jones has been manning the post since 1999.  He is a 5x Ivy League regular season champion.  He also won the Ivy League Championship in 2019. A 3x Ivy league coach of the year.  He is a mainstay in Connecticut.
 
Seton Hall: Kevin Willard.  Coach Willard has been the head coach of Seton Hall since 2010. The 2016 Big East tournament champion.  
 
 



James Q

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James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.

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