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Teams looking to stop losing streaks square off on Tuesday in Big East Conference action when the Georgetown Hoyas battle the Seton Hall Pirates. The Hoyas (6-20, 1-14 Big East), who have lost five in a row, are winless in nine true road games. The Pirates (15-11, 8-7), who sport a two-game losing streak, are 9-4 on their home court this year. Georgetown is coming off an 89-75 setback against Marquette, while Seton Hall dropped a 58-54 decision at Villanova on Saturday.
The game from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., will tip off at 6 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. Georgetown is averaging 70.9 points per game, while Seton Hall averages 68.5. The Pirates are 11.5-point favorites in the latest Seton Hall vs. Georgetown odds, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 137.5. Before making any Georgetown vs. Seton Hall picks, you need to check out what college basketball expert Matt Severance has to say.
Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. Over the past two college basketball seasons, he is 391-286 (plus $2,714). Severance has been on a roll thus far during the 2022-23 college basketball season, going 94-54-1 in his last 149 picks. Anyone following him is way up.
Now, he has his sights 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 -11.5
- Georgetown vs. Seton Hall over/under: 137.5 points
- Georgetown vs. Seton Hall money line: Seton Hall -705, +488
- 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 Tuesday games
- Georgetown vs. Seton Hall picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Seton Hall can cover
Junior guard Kadary Richmond continues to produce for the Pirates, scoring in double figures in each of his last seven games. In that stretch, he has also posted a pair of double-doubles. He scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in an 84-72 win at St. John’s on Feb. 1, and had 18 points and 10 boards in a 67-66 win over No. 15 UConn on Jan. 18. For the year, he averages 10.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and two steals per game.
Senior forward KC Ndefo has produced as well, averaging 7.6 points, five rebounds, two blocks, 1.3 assists and one steal per game. Ndefo, a transfer from Saint Peter’s, has started 25 of 26 games for Seton Hall. He has reached double-figure scoring in nine games, including a season-high 17 points against Lincoln, Pennsylvania, in an 82-55 win on Dec. 7. He has also recorded one double-double, a 16-point and 12-rebound performance at DePaul in a 71-67 win on Jan. 14.
Why Georgetown can cover
The Hoyas have improved greatly since the beginning of the year and have had four games in the past month decided by six points or less, including an 81-76 win over DePaul on Jan. 24. Sophomore guard Primo Spears leads Georgetown in scoring, averaging 15.9 points per game, along with 5.5 assists, three rebounds and 1.1 steals. Spears scored nine points in the first meeting with Seton Hall, and is coming off an eight-point and eight-assist performance against No. 10 Marquette on Saturday. His best game was a 37-point and 11-assist effort at No. 8 Xavier on Jan. 21.
Sophomore guard Brandon Murray has been red hot of late, scoring in double figures in six of the past 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 on the road, where he averages 15.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in seven games. Murray’s best outing was a 29-point and four-rebound effort at DePaul in an 83-76 loss on Dec. 29.
How to make Georgetown vs. Seton Hall picks
For Tuesday’s matchup, Severance is leaning Over the total, but he also says a critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back. See what it is at SportsLine.
Who wins Georgetown vs. Seton Hall? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Georgetown vs. Seton Hall spread you need to jump on Tuesday, all from the expert who returned over $2,700 to $100 players in the two previous college basketball seasons.
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