The Siena Saints (3-3) face the Seton Hall Pirates (4-2) Sunday in the ESPN Events Invitational 3rd-place game in Kissimmee, Fla., at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Siena vs. Seton Hall odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
After beating struggling Florida State 80-63 as 8.5-point underdogs in Thursday’s opening round, the Saints lost 74-62 to Ole Miss Friday in a semifinal, pushing as 12-point dogs. Siena now will battle Seton Hall in the consolation bracket in hopes of getting a resume-building win on a neutral court — something the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee looks at when evaluating teams for possible at-large bids to the Big Dance in March.
The Pirates are coming off a 77-64 loss Friday 1.5-point favorites vs. Oklahoma. They beat Memphis 70-69 Thursday on F Tyrese Samuel’s 3 at the buzzer — Seton Hall was a 1.5-point underdog in that one. If the Pirates want to head home with a 2-1 showing in this tournament, they’ll need to shoot better than the 23-for-52 FG performance (44.2%) as they did vs. the Sooners.
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Siena vs. 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 11:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Siena +625 (bet $100 to win $625) | Seton Hall -1100 (bet $1,100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Siena +14.5 (-110) | Seton Hall -14.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Siena vs. Seton Hall picks and predictions
Prediction
Seton Hall 74, Siena 58
Moneyline
PASS.
There is no value in betting on Seton Hall (-1100). One would have to bet 11 times their potential profit on a Pirates ML ticket. As for Siena (+625), the payout would be 6.25 times the initial bet, but it’s unlikely the Saints win here.
Against the spread
SETON HALL -14.5 (-110) is my FAVORITE PLAY in this game.
Siena will be outmatched. Seton Hall is a solid Big East team and will be looking to get this victory before heading back home. While the Saints would love to get this game for their resume, I don’t see this one finishing close and the Pirates should be able to pull away and win comfortably.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 136.5 (-110).
Neither of these teams are offensive juggernauts. In this get-away game, both will attempt to get some ball control practice in, and the score will suffer.
Expect a methodical, slow game with the UNDER 136.5 (-110) the correct way to play this one.
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