Marquette vs. Seton Hall College Basketball Predictions, Picks, Odds

The No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles (15-3, 6-1 Big East) hit the road Tuesday night against the Seton Hall Pirates (6-12, 1-6 Big East). It’s time to continue our college basketball odds series with the Marquette-Seton Hall prediction and selection. We’ll also let you know how to watch the game.

Here are Marquette-Seton Hall College basketball oddscourtesy of FanDuel

College Basketball Odds: Marquette-Seton Hall Odds

Market: -12.5 (-102)

Moneilines: -880

Seton Hall: +12.5 (-120)

Moneiline: +580

Over: 134.5 (-110)

Under: 134.5 (-110)

How to watch Marquette vs. Seton Hall

Time: 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT

TV: Peacock

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Why Marquette will cover the spread/win

Marquette can score a basket. They have a very bad game against Xavier, but that shouldn’t put bettors away from them. The Golden Eagles are third in the Big East in points per game, third in field goals per game and will hit their threes. When Marquette scores, they win, and they’ll need to do that on Tuesday night. In six of Seton Hall’s seven conference games, they have allowed at least 79 points. You can fully expect Marquette to put up some points in this game.

The Golden Eagles play pretty good defense. They allow 66.9 points per game, the third-fewest in the Big East, and opponents have the lowest field goal percentage against them. Additionally, the Golden Eagles don’t get themselves into trouble. Seton Hall really struggles to score, so Marquette’s defense should be on full display Tuesday night. In fact, Seton Hall scores the fewest points per game in the conference by more than seven points.

Seton Hall has not played well in Big East play this season. As mentioned, they have allowed 79 points or more in six of their seven Big East games. Additionally, the Pirates are scoring just 71.0 points per game. That’s more than their season average, but that’s still not a lot of points in a power four conference. Seton Hall is 1-6 in the Big East, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. If the Pirates continue to struggle in the conference, they will lose this game by a lot of points.

Why Seton Hall will cover the spread/win

The range for this game is pretty big, and Marquette has been part of some close games recently. Marquette is coming off a very tough home loss to Xavier, and their last three wins have all come by less than 10 points. In fact, eight of their last 10 games were won by 10 points or less, or they lost the game. The Golden Eagles let teams hang around for 40 minutes, and that could be the case Tuesday night. If Marquette continues to play the way it has, Seton Hall will cover the spread game.

Isaiah Coleman is a key player for the Pirates. He leads the team with 15.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He has been the leading scorer for Seton Hall in eight of the last nine games. In fact, Coleman has scored 22 or more points in four of his last seven games. He has scored 19 or more goals in five of his last seven. If Seton Hall is going to have any chance of winning or covering the spread, they’re going to need Coleman to have a good scoring night.

The final Marquette-Seton Hall prediction and selection

Marquette has played in a few close games, but I don’t expect this to be one of them. I’ll take Golden Eagles to cover the spread.

Final Marquette-Seton Hall prediction and pick: Marquette -12.5 (-102)