The Seton Hall Pirates (13-7, 6-3 Big East) travel to face the No. 15 Marquette Golden Eagles (14-5, 5-3) Saturday. Tip-off from Fiserv Forum is set for 1 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Seton Hall vs. Marquette odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Seton Hall was handed a 67-63 loss by the Providence Friars Wednesday while failing to cover as a 4-point home favorite. Seton Hall struggled offensively in the loss, shooting only 32.3% from the field and scoring 11 points fewer than its season average of 74.5. The Pirates have now dropped back-to-back games both straight up and against the spread (ATS).
Marquette beat the DePaul Blue Demons 86-73 Wednesday, failing to cover as an 18-point road favorite. The Golden Eagles are top 5 in the Big East in both points per game (77.6) and points allowed per game (68.2). Marquette has now won 3 consecutive games and is 2-1 ATS during that span.
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Seton Hall at Marquette odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 7:50 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Seton Hall +360 (bet $100 to win $360) | Marquette -480 (bet $480 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Seton Hall +9.5 (-110) | Marquette -9.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Seton Hall at Marquette picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 73, Seton Hall 68
Moneyline
PASS.
I like Marquette (-480) to get this win, but betting on such a heavy favorite is simply too risky. Bet on the spread and/or O/U instead.
Against the spread
LEAN SETON HALL +9.5 (-110).
Seton Hall covered in the last meeting Jan. 6 and in its last road game.
Seton Hall also won the turnover battle by 12 and the rebounding battle by 18 in the last meeting en route to a 78-75 win. I expect Seton Hall to lose here, but look for the Pirates to be very competitive in this matchup.
This is only a lean because Marquette has had the recent ATS edge in matchups vs. Seton Hall and because Marquette is the slightly better team ATS this season.
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Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 145.5 (-105).
The Under has hit in 2 of Seton Hall’s last 3 overall and is 3-1 in Marquette’s last 4 home games. The Under is also the safer bet for both teams this season, going 12-7 for the Golden Eagles and 11-9 for the Pirates. The Under has also hit in 5 of the last 7 Seton Hall-Marquette matchups.
This is only a lean because the Under and Over have been pretty even for both squads as of late.
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