LIU Sharks vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LIU Sharks vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: truTV

Prudential Center is where the Seton Hall Pirates (21-12 last year) will attempt to beat the LIU Sharks (24-11 last season) on Thursday.

The LIU Sharks faced Florida Atlantic and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-60 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Sharks ended up walking away with 26 and Florida Atlantic finished the game with 18 fouls. They converted 1 of their 10 attempts from downtown. Florida Atlantic finished the game shooting 74.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 31 attempts. Furthermore, Florida Atlantic grabbed 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Florida Atlantic earned 7 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Concerning defense, LIU allowed 40.3% from the field on 25 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sharks converted 12 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 63.2%. LIU wrapped up the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (22 out of 55) and made 4 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Matt Bewley is a guy who came through in this matchup. He finished shooting 100.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 15 mins played and collected 5 boards. He accumulated 6 points on 3 out of 3 shooting.

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LIU comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 24-11 last year. They coughed up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a team committed 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, LIU snagged 34.9 boards per game and racked up 479 dimes last season, which was 137th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Sharks connected on 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (211 of 589) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. They averaged 73.6 pts per contest (239th in the country) while shooting 47.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Sharks forced 12.9 turnovers every game and they drew 17.3 fouls. They gave up 32.2% on three-point shots while they were 119th in college in PPG allowed (71.7). The Sharks defensively gave up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (906 of 2,024) and they surrendered 33.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They were ranked 196th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 446 conceded last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Seton Hall Pirates got the win with a final of 66-42 when they faced St. Peter's. In regard to how they rebounded, Seton Hall allowed St. Peter's to collect 25 in total (10 offensive). They went 30.4% from three-point range by going 7 out of 23 and finished the contest at 9 of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). The Pirates allowed St. Peter's to make 13 of 50 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 26.0% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Pirates went 22 for 48 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Seton Hall knocked down 7 of 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 62.5%. St. Peter's had 21 fouls for this game which took the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 12 steals in this contest. The Pirates were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the game.

Roddie Anderson pitched in for the Pirates in this matchup. He scored 15 points in his 19 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game. He knocked down 4 out of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Seton Hall had a win-loss record of 21-12 last season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pirates shot 43.5% from the floor, which had them ranked 284th in Division 1. Seton Hall totaled 2,321 pts throughout last year (70.3 per game) and they averaged 35.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 13.1 times per contest (241st in college) and they turned the ball over 11.1 times per contest. The Pirates were responsible for committing 18.8 fouls every game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates defensively were ranked 11th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.3. They forced their opponents into 14.3 TO's every game and let teams shoot 40.4% from the floor (21st in college hoops). The Seton Hall defense allowed 32.4% on three-point shots (237 of 731) and their opponents made 71.2% of their free throw shots. They gave up 17.3 dimes and 33.5 rebounds every game, which ranked them 274th and 111th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LIU

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