The Seton Hall Pirates welcome the Wichita State Shockers to the Prudential Center. Action begins at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday, Dec. 19 and can be seen on FOX.
The Pirates enter this game hoping for similar success after dismantling Saint Peter’s 72-46 in their last matchup. Khadeen Carrington was the game’s leading scorer with 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting. The Shockers, meanwhile, are coming off a 67-50 win against Utah in their last game. Zach Brown was the game’s top scorer, accounting for 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting.
Wichita State is a slim one-point favorite over Seton Hall. According to the oddsmakers, the Over/Under (O/U) is currently 129 points. The Pirates come into this game 8-2 Straight Up (SU) and 5-4 Against The Spread (ATS). It’s been a struggle for opposing teams to score on the Pirates. The 63.2 points that Seton Hall’s defense allows per game makes them the 37th-ranked defense in the country.
Over on the other bench, the Shockers have 5-4 SU and 2-5 ATS records. The Shockers allow just 63.0 points per game, ranking them 33rd in the nation. Taking care of the basketball is something the Shockers do very well, averaging just 9.8 turnovers per game.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these two. Their previous game was a Shockers victory, bumping their SU record to 2-0. The teams are even ATS, with a 1-1 record.
Predictions: SU Winner – SetonH, ATS Winner – SetonH, O/U – Over
Notes
Seton Hall is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seton Hall’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seton Hall’s last 5 games at home.
Seton Hall is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Wichita State averages 68.0 points per game, placing the team just 276th in the nation. Seton Hall ranks 37th in points allowed, giving up 63.2 points per game.
The Seton Hall Pirates have a defensive rating of 92.9 (ranked 43rd), while the Wichita State Shockers have an offensive rating of 105.9 (ranked 164th).
The Seton Hall Pirates average a field goal percentage of 45.7% this season. The Wichita State Shockers are a winless 0-2 when opponents have a FG% of 45.7% or greater.
The Seton Hall Pirates rank higher based on their field goal percentage (111th) than their effective field goal percentage (149th). The Wichita State Shockers rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (308th) than their field goal percentage (323rd).
Wichita State ranks 56th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.34. Seton Hall is ranked lower at 249th with an A/TO of .91.
Seton Hall, the 88th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 39.6 rebounds per game. Wichita State does worse, ranked 238th with 35.6.
The Wichita State Shockers rank 72nd in offensive rebounds. The Seton Hall Pirates rank 178th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Though Wichita State is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 25.1% (ranked ninth), Seton Hall is undefeated (2-0) when its TO% is 25.1% or greater.
