Seton Hall vs Xavier Prediction 2/23/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Xavier (17-10) vs. Seton Hall (7-19)
February 23, 2025 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Seton Hall +8.5; Over/Under: 137.5
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The Xavier Musketeers and the Seton Hall Pirates meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Prudential Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Xavier vs. Seton Hall prediction.
Matchup History
The Xavier Musketeers won the first meeting between these two teams by a final score of 94-72 back on December 31st, 2024. The win for Xavier gave the Musketeers their fourth win in the last five head-to-head meetings between these two teams.
Xavier Recap
The Xavier Musketeers come into this game looking to add on to their 76-63 win over Butler last time out to improve to 17-10 on the year. After this game, Xavier will head home for a matchup with the Creighton Bluejays.
Musketeers Win Three In A Row
Zach Freemantle leads the Musketeers in scoring and rebounding with 16.8 PPG and 7.1 RPG while Ryan Conwell’s added 15.4 PPG with 2.5 APG and Dayvion McKnight has 10 PPG with a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Musketeers in assists up to this point in the year. Dailyn Swain’s also added 10.5 PPG with 5.2 RPG and 2.6 APG, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Xavier so far this season. Marcus Foster has 8.2 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 1.8 APG as well on the year. As a team, Xavier is averaging 77.3 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 38.3% from three and 79.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Xavier Musketeers will win
- Xavier has won 14 of its last 15 day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Seton Hall has lost 10 of its last 11 games.
Seton Hall Recap
The Seton Hall Pirates come into this game looking to bounce back from an 80-56 loss at the hands of Marquette last time out to sit at 7-19 on the year. After this game, Seton Hall will welcome Villanova to town.
Pirates Looking To Bounce Back After Beatdown Loss To Golden Eagles
Isaiah Coleman leads the Pirates in scoring and rebounding with 15.2 PPG and 5.3 RPG while Chaunce Jenkins has 11.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Seton Hall so far this season. Dylan Addae-Wusu has 9.8 PPG with 2.8 APG along with 1.8 SPG as well while Garwey Dual has 5 PPG with 3 APG to lead the Pirates in assists. As a team, Seton Hall is averaging 62.4 PPG on 39.9% shooting from the field, 32% from three and 67.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Seton Hall Pirates will win
- The home team has won seven of Xavier’s last eight games.
- Xavier has lost five of its last six road games following a home win.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Xavier’s last eight games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 139+ points.
- Eight of Seton Hall’s last nine games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
Xavier vs. Seton Hall Prediction
I’m on Xavier in this game. The Musketeers for me are simply the better team here and while they’re laying a decent number on the road in this game, Seton Hall just doesn’t have the punch offensively to keep themselves in this game and the once proud defense that Seton Hall could hang their hat on as a calling card to battle in games, has become frail and hasn’t been able to stop anyone at all. The Musketeers are just the more complete team and have far more scoring depth than Seton Hall does, and I think Xavier snags themselves the win and cover on the road in this game. Give me Xavier in this one.
