The Troy Trojans visit the Prudential Center to take on the Seton Hall Pirates. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Thursday, Dec. 10 and will air on FS1.
The Pirates had no trouble getting past Rutgers 84-55 the last time they played. With 14 points and 13 rebounds, Angel Delgado recorded his second double-double this season. The Trojans, meanwhile, are coming off an 80-71 loss against Austin Peay in their last game. Jeremy Hollimon had a game-high 25 points.
This one isn’t expected to be close when Seton Hall, a heavy 17-point favorite, takes on Troy. Oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 150 points. The Pirates look to build on their records of 6-2 Straight Up (SU) and 4-3 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, the Trojans head into the game with records of 2-5 ATS and 4-4 SU. Teams with weak ball handling have not fared well against the Trojans, who rank 22nd in the nation with 8.9 steals per game.
Seton Hall and Troy have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – SetonH, ATS Winner – SetonH, O/U – Over
Notes
Seton Hall is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seton Hall’s last 5 games.
Seton Hall is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Troy scores 77.0 points per away game (ranked 57th). Seton Hall ranks a poor 160th in points allowed at home, allowing 66.2 points.
The Troy Trojans average 73.9 possessions per game and 1.032 points per possession. The Seton Hall Pirates earn fewer possessions with 68.8, but they score more points with 1.071.
Troy has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.0%. Seton Hall is a losing 1-2 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Seton Hall attempts 16.0 three pointers and Troy attempts 24.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Seton Hall Pirates are undefeated at 2-0 while the Troy Trojans have an even 3-3 record.
Seton Hall and Troy are tied at 98th with 39.4 rebounds per game.
The Troy Trojans make an average of 8.9 steals per game, ranked 22nd in the nation. When the Seton Hall Pirates allow 8 or more steals, they are undefeated (3-0).
