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| Eastern Washington Eagles | Seton Hall Pirates |
| 5-4 | December 22, 2013, 05:00 | Prudential Center | 7-4 |
Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Eastern Washington when they take on the Seton Hall Pirates on Sunday in college hoops betting action.
Seton Hall will face the 5-4 Eagles, who own a 2-4 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Pirates are 6-4 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Eagles are 3-3 favoring the OVER.
View Eastern Washington Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates Odds and Stats.
The Pirates were listed as -7-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at Sportsbook, where the total was expected shortly.
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Pirates at No. 47 and the Eagles at No. 257 heading into this contest.
Eastern Washington was a 70-61 loser in their most recent outing at home against UC Irvine. They failed to cover the 1-point spread as favorites. The Eagles got 15 points from Tyler Harvey, but it was UC Irvine that prevailed in a 70-61 final on Sunday at Reese Court.
In their last action, Seton Hall was an 83-80 loser at home against Saint Peter's. They failed to cover the 12-point spread as favorites. Seton Hall got 26 points and 10 rebounds from Brian Oliver in a losing cause in their 83-80 loss to Saint Peter's on Saturday.
How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Seton Hall has the nation's No. 79-rated offensive output, at 76.73 PPG. The visiting Eagles defense ranks No. 177 allowing on average 72.33 PPG. The Pirates FG% has averaged 44.03% so far, less than the Eagles marksmen have achieved on the year, 46.74% per game.
A few Eagles at Pirates trends to consider:
Eastern Washington is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Eastern Washington's last 8 games on the road
Seton Hall is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Seton Hall is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Seton Hall is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Seton Hall is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Eastern Washington at Connecticut, Saturday, December 28th
Seton Hall at Lafayette, Friday, December 27th
