Xavier Musketeers vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Xavier Musketeers (11-9) are hitting the road to Prudential Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Seton Hall Pirates (14-6).

The Xavier Musketeers faced St. John's and ended up losing by a score of 88-83 in their last contest. Xavier ended with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and converted 9 of their 21 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Musketeers made 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned a total of 30 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 assists for this contest while creating 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about defense, Xavier allowed the other team to shoot 48.5% from the floor on 33 of 68 shooting. St. John's earned 17 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. On top of that, St. John's snagged 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. John's went 65.2% at the free throw line by making 15 of 23 tries. They buried 7 of their 18 tries from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Musketeers walked away with 21 while St. John's totaled 17 personal fouls.

Tre Carroll is one player who played a role for the game. He accumulated 31 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He played 35 mins and grabbed 3 boards. He finished shooting 54.5% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Xavier will enter this contest with a record of 11-9 this year. They turn it over 9.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Xavier is snagging 35.4 boards per game and has totaled 381 assists on the year, which ranks 16th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Musketeers are connecting on 36.7% on shots from distance (197 of 537) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.5 points per game (138th in D-1) while going 43.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Musketeers are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They rank 354th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 362 surrendered for the season. The Musketeers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (560 of 1,199) and they surrender 38.0 boards per game as a unit. They concede 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 278th in college in opponents PPG (77.2).

In their last game, the Seton Hall Pirates took a defeat with a final score of 67-60 when they played DePaul. The Pirates were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. DePaul had 17 fouls in the game which took the Pirates to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 58.8%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Seton Hall converted 4 of their 14 attempts (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Pirates finished shooting 23 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.7%. The Pirates permitted DePaul to convert 17 of 42 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 40.5% for the matchup. They went 36.4% from distance by shooting 8 of 22 and ended up shooting 25 out of 34 from the free throw line (73.5%). When discussing rebounding, Seton Hall permitted DePaul to snag 28 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Adam Clark ended up having an impact for the Pirates in the game. He made 6 of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for the game.

Seton Hall has a win-loss record of 14-6 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Pirates are shooting 42.9% from the field, which ranks them 302nd in Division 1. Seton Hall has totaled 1,431 points this season (71.6 per game) and they collect 37.1 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per game (245th in college) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Pirates are committing 19.7 fouls every game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Pirates on the defensive side of the court are 8th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 64.1. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (21st in the country). The Seton Hall defense allows 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (130 of 420) and opponents are making 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.2 assists and 33.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 35th and 139th in those categories on the defensive end.

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