The Monmouth Hawks and Seton Hall Pirates face off on Tuesday in a college basketball showdown at the Prudential Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Monmouth vs Seton Hall prediction.

A Down Year for Seton Hall? 

Seton Hall is above .500 still, but they sure struggled in the last game, and it’s all been about inconsistency. Seton Hall scored 72 points against Iowa and they ended up losing by 13 points. Al-Amir Dawes had a strong game putting up 14 points, two rebounds, and two assists. Seton Hall on the season is averaging 74.3 points while their defense is giving up 68.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 192nd in the league while the defense is ranked 119th. Kadary Richmond is averaging 15.8 points while shooting 49.1 percent from the field. 

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Monmouth Coming off a Victory

Monmouth faced off against Northern Illinois in the last game and they were able to secure the 74-71 victory. Nikita Konstantyvonski had a strong game putting up 16 points, nine rebounds, and three assists. Monmouth is averaging 73 points while their defense is giving up 74.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 192nd in the league but in this game the defense is going to need to step up to give the Monmouth offense a chance to keep this game close. Xander Rice on the season is averaging 20.1 points while shooting 38.8 percent from the field and 33.8 percent from behind the three point line.

Monmouth vs Seton Hall Betting Prediction

Seton Hall hasn’t had the most success this season, but they are going to find success in this game. The Monmouth defense has been an issue this season and they are going to really struggle again in this game. Look for Seton Hall to score at least 80 points and Monmouth just won’t have the offense to keep up. It might not be the prettiest game, but Seton Hall is going to cover the spread.