The St. Peter’s Peacocks (1-0) and the Seton Hall Pirates (1-0) meet Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Tip-off is scheduled for noon ET (FS2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the St. Peter’s vs. Seton Hall odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Peacocks of St. Peter’s made a historic run to the Elite Eight last season. Now, its former coach is patrolling the sideline for the opponent on Saturday.
Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway will lead his Pirates against his former team, St. Peter’s, and defensive specialist KC Ndefo followed his coach to Seton Hall.
The Peacocks also saw G Daryl Banks III (St. Bonaventure), F Hassan Drame and F Fousseyni Drame (La Salle), G Doug Edert (Bryant), G Matt Lee (Missouri State) and F Clarence Rupert (Southern Illinois) transfer to other schools, breaking up the historic team.
St. Peter’s won its opener against NJIT by a 73-59 count Monday, covering as an 8-point favorite as the Over cashed.
Seton Hall also played a New Jersey school in its opener, routing Monmouth, another MAAC team, by a 79-52 score Wednesday as 19.5-point favorites.
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St. Peter’s 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 9:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): St. Peter’s +720 (bet $100 to win $720) | Seton Hall -1600 (bet $1,600 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): St. Peter’s +15.5 (-105) | Seton Hall -15.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 131.5 (O: -112 | U: -112)
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St. Peter’s at Seton Hall picks and predictions
Prediction
Seton Hall 78, St. Peter’s 58
Moneyline
Seton Hall (-1600) will cost you 16 times your potential return, and even in a multi-team parlay, there is no reason to include such a heavy favorite.
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Against the spread
SETON HALL -15.5 (-120) is a solid play in this Garden State battle in Newark.
There will likely be a flood of emotions early on for Holloway and Ndefo, but the fact so many new faces have replaced familiar ones will ease the pain. The Pirates should be able to handle their business. The Peacocks will draw a lot of attention because of their Cinderella run last season, but they’re a shell of their former selves.
Over/Under
OVER 131.5 (-112) is the lean here.
Seton Hall shot well in its first game, hitting 45.3% from the field while bagging 8 triples. The Pirates struggled from the free-throw line at just 59% (23-of-39). If Seton Hall picks up the pace from the line, it should be able to exceed its opening-game total in points.
St. Peter’s shot just 39% (26-of-59) in the opener, including just 27% (6-of-22) from behind the arc. With a little improvement, it too could see an uptick in offensive production. As such, the Over is the play here.
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