Seton Hall Pirates vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: FOX

Jersey Mike’s Arena is the location where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-4) will take on the Seton Hall Pirates (5-5) on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Oklahoma State and ended up losing by a score of 85-76 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Pirates ended up finishing with 16 while Oklahoma State recorded 24 fouls. They made 10 of 26 attempts from distance. Oklahoma State ended up going 89.5% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 19 tries. Additionally, Oklahoma State had 26 boards (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oklahoma State distributed 21 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Seton Hall allowed the other team to shoot 56.9% from the floor on 29 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 22 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pirates converted 15 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 65.2%. Seton Hall ended the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 54) and buried 7 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Isaiah Coleman is someone who had an impact for the matchup. He went 58.3% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He played for 32 mins played and pulled down 2 boards. He finished with 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Seton Hall enters this one with a win-loss mark of 5-5 this year. They currently have an average of 60.1 points per game (359th in the nation) while hitting 40.3% from the field. The Pirates are connecting on 36.4% on 3-pointers (63 of 173) and 60.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Seton Hall is collecting 34.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 115 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 299th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.1 fouls per game.

On defense, the Pirates are forcing 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are ranked 86th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 109 conceded for the year. The Pirates are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.0% (205 of 512) and they concede 31.5 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 30.7% on 3-pointers and they are 11th in the country in opponents points per game (59.4).

In their last game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights got the win with a final of 80-76 against Penn State. Regarding rebounding, Rutgers permitted Penn State to collect 29 overall (3 offensive). They shot 39.1% from distance by shooting 9 out of 23 and ended up going 7 out of 9 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Scarlet Knights allowed Penn State to knock down 30 of their 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Scarlet Knights ended up going 29 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.3%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Rutgers made 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 56.0%. Penn State had 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Scarlet Knights to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 2 steals in this matchup. The Scarlet Knights snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup.

Dylan Harper was important for the Scarlet Knights for the contest. He recorded 24 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 5 assists for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and added 12 rebounds.

Rutgers has a mark of 6-4 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Scarlet Knights are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 156th in college basketball. Rutgers has totaled 797 pts on the campaign (79.7 per game) and they pull down 37.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (179th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per game. The Scarlet Knights commit 16.6 fouls every game and they go 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Rutgers defense allows 34.2% on shots from distance (81 of 237) and their opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.9 dimes and 36.4 total rebounds per game, which is 179th and 268th in those defensive categories. The Scarlet Knights on the defensive side of the court are 284th in college basketball in points given up per game with 75.6. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (231st in college basketball).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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