GAME:  #781 Villanova vs #782 Seton Hall   
TIME:    3/4/2020 – 8:30p EST
SPREAD:   Seton Hall -4
TOTAL:      140.5
SPORTSBOOK:  SportsBetting.ag

The #14 Villanova Wildcats (22-7, 11-5) have a Big East Conference battle against the #8 Seton Hall Pirates (21-7, 13-3) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. EST. In their last games, Villanova lost at home to Providence while Seton Hall bad a big road win against Marquette by a score of 88-79. These teams last met on Feb 8. when Seton Hall upset Villanova by a score of 64-70.  

VILLANOVA WILDCATS

The Villanova Wildcats are averaging 73 points per game on 43% field-goal shooting while adding 9.8 threes, 7.6 offensive rebounds, and 10.8 turnovers on the offensive end.  The Wildcats are allowing 65 points per game on 42% field-goal shooting while forcing 11.6 turnovers and adding 5.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game on the defensive end. Villanova is led by Saddiq Bey who is averaging 15.9% 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game along with Collin Gillespie who’s adding 15.4 points and 4.5 assists per game.

SETON HALL PIRATES

The Seton Hall Pirates are averaging 75 points on 44% field goal shooting adding 7.8 threes, 8.9 offensive rebounds while committing 13.5 turnovers per game on the offensive end.  The Pirates are allowing 67 points per game on 39% field goal shooting while forcing 14.3 turnovers and adding 6.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game on the defensive end.  Seton Hall is led by Myles Powell who is averaging 21.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

VILLANOVA VS SETON HALL PREDICTION 

The Villanova Wildcats are a team that lives and dies by the three as we have seen in their recent losses. Villanova is averaging almost 10 threes per game on the road but Seton Hall is allowing less than 6 per game on average on their home floor. Villanova will be seeking revenge but on senior night with the conference title on the line, you can expect Seton Hall to show up to play tonight. You can expect this to be a tight defensive game most of the way until Myles Powell takes over to cover the spread for Seton Hall. The public is also pounding Villanova as the line opened at -4 it hasn’t moved but at a few books down to -3.5. Keep an eye on this line all the way until the tip-off as this type of stagnant line is usually a good indication of which team will cover the spread. 

TRENDS(from covers.com)

VILLANOVA

• Wildcats are 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 road games.
• Under is 5-1 in Wildcats last 6 games as an underdog.

SETON HALL

• Over is 4-1 in Pirates last 5 overall.
• Pirates are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

SPORTS BETTING ANGLES:

Bookie Analysis:  Seton Hall -4 / Under 140.5
Fade the Public:   Seton Hall -4 / Under 140.5
Sharp Action:       no data / no data

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