The Seton Hall Pirates begin a season-ending two-game homestand by welcoming the No. 16 Marquette Golden Eagles to the Prudential Center. A losing streak will come to an end tonight as Seton Hall has dropped its last three games, while Marquette has lost back-to-back contests for the first time all season. The Golden Eagles have won four of the last five meetings with the Pirates and are a 2-point favorite tonight with the total Sportsbook at 146 points.
Marquette vs Seton Hall Game Center
Standout Stats
- Marquette is 4-2 SU and 3-3 ATS in its last six games, with an average winning margin of 12 and three games being won by double digits. Seton Hall is 3-4 SU but 4-3 ATS in its last seven games with an average losing margin of 4.25.
- The UNDER has been a reliable play for both teams recently as Seton Hall has gone UNDER in seven of its last nine games and Marquette has gone UNDER in six of its last eight. During the Golden Eagles’ UNDER streak, only two games went OVER 146, while the Pirates went OVER that total in four of their contests over that span.
- Marquette scores one more ppg on the road vs home up to 78.1 and Seton Hall scores five more ppg at home up to 76.1. However, the Golden Eagles allow 14 more ppg on the road vs home up to 77.2 and the Pirates allow six fewer ppg at the Prudential Center down to 68.9 ppg.
- Seton Hall is 8-4 SU but is just 2-10 ATS in its 12 home games this season and has an average losing margin of three. Meanwhile, Marquette is 6-3 SU and ATS in its nine road games with an average winning margin of 10.83.
- The Golden Eagles get 37.7 percent of their road offense from beyond the arc, while the Pirates get 50.4 percent of their points at home from two-point range. Defensively, Seton Hall’s opponents shoot 32.6 percent from downtown when the Pirates play at home and Marquette on the road restricts foes to a 46.7 shooting percentage inside the arc.
- Overall, Marquette shoots 46.8 percent from the floor to rank 50th, climbing to 47.9 percent on the road, while Seton Hall ranks 145th with a 44.6 shooting percentage.
- Seton Hall creates 14.2 takeaways per game (78th) and Marquette is rated at 249th with 12.2 giveaways per game, falling to 10.7 on the road.
My Best Bet for Marquette vs Seton Hall
Marquette -2
Seton Hall is just 2-10 ATS in its 12 home games this season, while Marquette is 6-3 ATS on the road. The Golden Eagles are a better shooting team than the Pirates, averaging three percentage points better on the road than Seton Hall. Additionally, Marquette has an average winning margin of 12 in its four triumphs over its last six games and two of those wins came away from home. Lastly, the Pirates get a good portion of their offense from two-point range, but the Golden Eagles restrict opponents to 46.7 percent shooting from that area of the floor, ranking 31st.
