by The Seton Hall Pirates will look to continue their recent dominance of the Georgetown Hoyas when they meet in a Big East Conference game on Tuesday. The Pirates (15-11, 8-7 Big East), who have lost two straight, have dominated Georgetown as of late, winning 14 of their last 18 games, including last year’s season series, last March’s Big East Tournament match and first meeting this season. Seton Hall took a 66-51 victory on 10 January. The Hoyas (6-20, 1-14), who have lost five straight, are 0-9 on the road this season.
The typoff from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ is scheduled for 6 pm ET. Georgetown leads the all-time series 60-58, but Seton Hall holds a 32-23 series lead in games played in Newark. The Pirates are 12.5 point favorites in latest Georgetown vs. College basketball expert Matt Severance has this to say.
Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. In his last two college basketball seasons, he is 391-286 (plus $2,714). Terminations are at an all-time high so far during the 2022-23 college basketball season, going 94-54-1 in their last 149 picks. Whoever follows him is going up.
Now, he has his eyes on Georgetown vs. Seton Hall. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the college basketball lines and trends for Seton Hall vs. Georgetown:
- Georgetown vs Seton Hall spread: Seton Hall -12.5
- Georgetown vs Seton Hall over/under: 138 points
- GTWN: The Hoyas are 4-0 against the spread in their last four road games
- SH: The Pirates are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games on Tuesday
- Georgetown v Seton Hall picks: See SportsLine picks
Why Seton Hall can cover
Senior point guard Al-Amir Dawes is one of five Pirates averaging seven points per game or more. He is averaging 12.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He landed from the 3-point line, making 40.9% of his field goal attempts, as well as making 40.6% of his field goals and 81.1% of his free throws. He is coming off a 13-point performance in Saturday’s loss to Villanova. Dawes reached double figures in 18 games, including three with 20 or more. He also recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in an 80-44 win over Saint Peter’s on November 12.
Senior forward Tyrese Samuel is coming off his third double-double of the season on Saturday, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. He scored in double figures 15 times. Although he was limited to eight points in the first meeting with the Hoyas, he grabbed six rebounds, had three assists and had two steals. He’s started all 26 games this season and is averaging 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
Why Georgetown can cover
The Hoyas have improved greatly since the start of the year and have had four games last month decided by six points or less, including an 81-76 victory over DePaul on Jan. 24. 15.9 points per game, along with 5.5 assists, three rebounds and 1.1 steals. Spears scored nine points in the first clash with Seton Hall, and is coming off of an eight-point, eight-assist performance against No. 10 Marquette on Saturday. His best game was a 37-point, 11-assist drive against No. 8 Xavier on January 21.
Sophomore point guard Brandon Murray has been on a roll lately, scoring in double figures in six of his last seven games. For the season, he is averaging 14.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. His numbers are even better away from home, where he is averaging 15.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in seven games. Murray’s best outing was a 29-point, four-rebound drive against DePaul in an 83-76 loss on December 29.
How to make Georgetown vs Seton Hall picks
For Tuesday’s match, Severance is leaning towards the total, but he also says a critical X factor makes one side of the spread a must-back. See what’s on SportsLine.
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