Marquette Golden Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (15-6) welcome the Marquette Golden Eagles (8-14) at Prudential Center on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Creighton and notched a win by a score of 86-62 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 10 while Creighton accounted for 14 fouls. They made 7 out of their 34 tries from distance. Creighton ended up shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 3 of their 4 shots. Moreover, Creighton grabbed 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Creighton earned 20 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. In reference to the defense, Marquette allowed the other team to go 40.6% from the floor on 26 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned 33 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles converted 10 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 52.6%. Marquette finished the contest having earned a 57.6% field goal percentage (34 out of 59) and converted 8 out of their 21 three-point attempts.

Nigel James Jr. is someone who played a role for the game. He finished the game at 57.1% from the field and recorded 8 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He totaled 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Marquette steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 8-14 for the campaign. They average 76.3 points per contest (189th in college hoops) while connecting on 42.8% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are shooting 30.5% on shots from distance (174 of 570) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marquette is collecting 35.4 rebounds per game and has 340 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 70th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a team are committing 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 297th in college hoops in PPG allowed (78.3). The Golden Eagles defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (609 of 1,339) and they relinquish 38.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 351st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 360 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Seton Hall Pirates got the victory with a final of 86-68 against Xavier. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Seton Hall permitted Xavier to pull down 27 in total (7 offensive). They shot 28.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 out of 28 and finished the contest at 8 out of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Pirates permitted Xavier to make 26 of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Pirates shot 30 out of 70 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.9%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Seton Hall converted 5 of their 13 tries (38.5%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. Xavier was called for 21 fouls for this game which took the Pirates to the free throw line for 28 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 14 steals in this matchup. The Pirates were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the game.

TJ Simpkins ended up being a factor for the Pirates for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He tallied 27 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and added 3 assists for the game.

Seton Hall has a mark of 15-6 on the season. The Pirates are committing 19.4 fouls per game and they hit 72.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per contest (234th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per game. Seton Hall has scored 1,517 pts on the year (72.2 per contest) and they pull in 37.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Pirates are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which is ranked 303rd in college.

The Seton Hall defense surrenders 30.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (138 of 448) and opponents are converting on 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.2 assists and 33.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 37th and 126th in D-1. The Pirates defensively are ranked 9th in college in points given up per game with 64.2. They are able to force 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.6% from the floor (21st in college hoops).

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