The Drexel Dragons (5-5) and Seton Hall Pirates (6-4) clash in a non-conference game Wednesday. The opening tip at Prudential Center in Newark will be at 7 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Drexel vs. Seton Hall odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Drexel returns to action after a 65-58 overtime win over La Salle Saturday. The 3-point underdog Dragons rode a strong defensive effort and a few extra looks at the free-throw line to prevail despite shooting 34.2% from the floor. Drexel has held opponents under 60 points 5 times this season.
The Pirates lost 3 straight games from Nov. 25-Dec. 1, but they have rallied to win back-to-back games. A Seton Hall defense ranked 39th in NCAA-I (61.8 points per game) allowed a combined 98 points — alongside a 35% success rate from the floor — over those 2 wins.
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Drexel at Seton Hall odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Drexel +650 (bet $100 to win $650) | Seton Hall -1200 (bet $1,200 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Drexel +14.5 (-105) | Seton Hall -14.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 128.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Drexel at Seton Hall picks and predictions
Prediction
Seton Hall 68, Drexel 55
Moneyline
Seton Hall (-1200) is probably the right side, but there’s no value in this line.
PASS.
Against the spread
Drexel takes care of the basketball. Its 15.9% turnover rate is 27th in the nation. The Dragons also don’t typically yield a lot of free-throw chances. In this game that flies into a major strength for a Seton Hall squad that gets to the line at a top-10 rate.
In a slow-tempo game, figure the more talented Pirates just as likely to grind out a 9 or 10-point win as run the final advantage to 18. The middle ground is where we are playing. The ground is safe enough, but a +15 or higher offers solid value.
At the current price, consider a partial-unit play on DREXEL +14.5 (-105).
Over/Under
The Under is 6-1 in Drexel’s last 7 games following a straight-up win, and it’s 5-1 in the Dragons’ last 6 road games. The Under is also 12-4 in Seton Hall’s last 16 home games.
Drexel is a slowest-15% team, and the Under is 6-3 across 9 lined games so far. It does well to avoid turnovers and giving opponents a lot of looks from the foul line. The Dragons have a bit of size, too, and are often able to force opposing fives into perhaps more shots from distance than they’d rather take.
Against slow-down foes like Drexel (recent comps are Rutgers, Oklahoma, Wagner and Saint Peter’s), the Pirates have seen the Under hit 3 times in 4 games.
BACK THE UNDER 128.5 (-115) in this one.
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