The Seton Hall Pirates (7-6, 0-2 Big East) and Marquette Golden Eagles (9-4, 1-1) tangle Tuesday in Milwaukee. Opening tip at Fiserv Forum is at 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Seton Hall VS. Marquette odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Seton Hall lost at Xavier 73-70 in its last game on Dec. 20. The +8 Pirates were a winner against the spread and are 3-1 ATS (with a half-point loss) in their last 4 games. SHU is 2-2 straight-up in those 4. The Pirates excel in getting to the free-throw line (FT frequency 6th NCAA-I per KenPom), and their 62.4 points per game allowed rank 2nd in the Big East.
The Golden Eagles also had their last game on Dec. 20, losing a 103-98 overtime contest against Providence. G Tyler Kolek (29 points) and G Kameron Jones (24P) combined to score 53P in that game. The 25th-highest scoring team in the nation (82.4 PPG) has scored 90-plus 5 times this season.
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Seton Hall at Marquette odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:51 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Seton Hall +225 (bet $100 to win $225) | Marquette -310 (bet $310 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Seton Hall +6.5 (-105) | Marquette -6.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 141.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Seton Hall at Marquette picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 72, Seton Hall 66
Moneyline
PASS. Simply not playable at this line.
Against the spread
Against the number, Marquette has won the last 3 meetings; Seton Hall took 6 in a row before that.
The host Eagles figure to have a big edge in the turnover department. The Pirates have been loose with the ball overall, but a tad better with the handles of late. Marquette is the better offensive team, but Seton Hall should be able to avoid runs with solid rebounding and an ability to chop up the game by getting to the foul line.
That free-throw frequency, mixed with perimeter defense (27.5% defense on 3s) figure to keep the Pirates within 6-9 points at the end. The spread is a respectable one: PASS.
Over/Under
The Under has hit in 4 straight SHU-MU match-ups, and that’s the lean in this game.
The Under is 4-1 in the Pirates’ last 5 vs. winning teams. And the Under is 4-0 in Marquette’s last 4 against winning teams.
The pace figures to be mid-to-fast, but a lot of 3s and 2nd-chance points would be a bit of a surprise. With both teams coming off a 6-day rest interval and locked into the tighter environs of conference play, the underside of this total has a solid probability.
BACK THE UNDER 141.5 (-105).
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