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Providence at Seton Hall College Basketball Betting Pick

Written by on February 24, 2016

The Seton Hall Pirates host the #23 Providence Friars on Thursday night in Big East action. The Pirates (19-7) are in third place in the Big East standings and just survived St. John’s on Sunday, 62-61. Providence (19-8) is in fifth place in the Big East and lost in their last game at Xavier last Wednesday, 85-74. Remember to check out for more NCAA basketball betting lines by clicking here.

Providence at Seton Hall College Basketball Betting Pick & TV Info

When: Thursday, February 25, 7:00 pm ET Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey TV: FS1 StreamFox Sports Go RadioAM 970 – The Answer Opening NCAAB Lines: TBA

Why Should You Bet on the Pirates?

Seton Hall is in a must-win situation if they want to secure an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament next month. They appeared to have that in mind at least for a while in their game against St. John’s (who are now 1- 14 in Big East play), because they were up by 19 points, but then they saw their shooting touch disappear and the Red Storm came back. Isaiah Whitehead, one of the best players in the Big East, went just 1 for 12 in his shooting (0-5 from three-point distance), posting one of his worst performances in his career. It was his free throws, though, after he grabbed a late rebound, that salted away the victory for the Pirates. So we know that Seton Hall can go through adversity and win. We also know that Seton Hall is extremely motivated. Playing at home, that should be enough against the Friars.

Why Should You Put Your Money on Providence?

providence-at-seton-hall-ncaa-basketball-lines The Friars have lost four of their last five, the last loss was against no. 8 Xavier. They are now entering a situation similar to Seton Hall — if they don’t string wins together now, they won’t be part of the NCAA tournament. So they head to Seton Hall needing a win in the worst way as well. When Providence is playing well, they are pushing the ball up and down the floor and shooting well from the outside. Seton Hall doesn’t have the same inside game that Xavier has, so they won’t be delivering as much of a beating to Providence as Xavier was able to do.

Expert Betting Pick and Final Score Prediction

I like Providence to right their ship and get back on a winning streak against the Pirates. Seton Hall barely survived St. John’s, so they’ll have a difficult time dealing with the ranked Friars.