Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (5-8) will try to defeat the Seton Hall Pirates (11-2) at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday.

The Seton Hall Pirates faced off with Villanova and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-56 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pirates finished with 15 and Villanova recorded 18 personal fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 23 attempts from long range. Villanova finished the game shooting 62.5% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 16 shots. Additionally, Villanova pulled down 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Villanova earned 9 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 48.9% from the floor on 22 out of 45 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pirates made 11 of their 16 tries for a rate of 68.8%. Seton Hall walked away from the game having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (21 out of 63) and converted 3 out of their 13 three-point shots.

Elijah Fisher is someone who had an impact in this game. He racked up 13 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Seton Hall comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 11-2 so far this season. They are averaging 74.6 points per contest (254th in the nation) on 45.2% from the field. The Pirates are shooting 33.2% on shots from downtown (75 of 226) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Seton Hall is pulling down 35.5 boards per game and has earned 192 assists this season, which has them ranked 145th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Pirates are able to force 16.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They rank 49th in the country in allowing assists with 138 conceded on the season. The Pirates defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.5% (260 of 659) and they relinquish 32.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 33.2% from 3-point land and they are 8th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (62.2).

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 84-63 against Creighton. When talking about rebounds, Marquette permitted Creighton to pull down 42 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 37.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 27 and ended up going 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Golden Eagles permitted Creighton to make 29 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 46.8% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Golden Eagles went 22 out of 64 from the floor which had them at 34.4%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Marquette converted 8 out of their 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a clip of 55.0%. Creighton committed 17 fouls for the game which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Golden Eagles were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this game.

Nigel James Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 18 for the game for a rate of 44.4%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Marquette has a record of 5-8 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 41.2% from the field, which is 336th in the nation. Marquette has 1,000 pts for the year (76.9 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per contest (143rd in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per contest. The Golden Eagles commit 18.2 fouls every game and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Marquette defense allows 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (104 of 299) and their opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 16.2 assists and 37.9 total boards per game, ranking them 324th and 324th in D-1. The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 277th in the country in PPG given up with 77.3. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (268th in the country).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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