The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Seton Hall Pirates at Louis Brown Athletic Center on Wednesday in NCAAB play.

The Scarlet Knights currently sports a 12-12 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 7-11 ATS. The Pirates are 15-8 and 11-8 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Scarlet Knights produce a 7-11 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Pirates have gone 7-12 against the number.



View Seton Hall vs Rutgers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Pirates are listed as 1.5-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 107 (Scarlet Knights) and the No. 24 (Pirates) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 71-68 result in favor of the Pirates has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Rutgers's No. 208 nationally ranked offense (66.7 points per game) against a Pirates defense that sits as the No. 88 at 63.5 PPG. The Scarlet Knights have been averaging 43.6% from the field, more than the Pirates have managed so far this season (42.8% on average).

Defensively, Seton Hall features the nation's No. 100-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.9 points per game. Rutgers, meanwhile, comes in at No. 195 nationally in scoring at home.

Seton Hall was a 69-46 loser in its last match on the road against Connecticut. They failed to cover the 8.5-point spread as underdogs. The Pirates were hammered by Connecticut on Saturday, losing by a 69-46 final at Gampel Pavilion in college basketball betting action.

Rutgers was a 78-66 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Louisville. They failed to cover the 11-point spread as underdogs. Rutgers suffered a 78-66 loss against Louisville on Saturday, getting 24 points from Eli Carter in a losing effort at KFC Yum! Center.


Seton Hall Pirates Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing Connecticut are 7-3
After a loss are 3-7

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Notre Dame are 1-9
After playing Louisville are 1-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Pirates at Scarlet Knights trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seton Hall's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seton Hall's last 6 games when playing on the road against Rutgers
Seton Hall is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Rutgers
Seton Hall is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rutgers's last 6 games when playing at home against Seton Hall
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rutgers's last 5 games at home
Rutgers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rutgers's last 6 games


Next up:
Seton Hall home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, February 12
Rutgers at Notre Dame, Wednesday, February 15