Seton Hall vs. DePaul betting: College basketball preview for January 8

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The Seton Hall Pirates (5-9, 0-3 Big East) will look to stop a five-game losing streak when they host the DePaul Blue Demons (9-6, 0-4 Big East) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Prudential Center as just 2.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 6:30 PM ET on Peacock. The point total is set at 133.5 in the matchup.

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Seton Hall Cover -2.5 vs DePaul -112

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Seton Hall vs. DePaul betting lines

  • Seton Hall moneyline odds to win: -147
  • DePaul moneyline odds to win: +122
  • Spread: Seton Hall (-2.5)
  • Total: 133.5

Seton Hall statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, Seton Hall owned a better record against the spread (8-8-1) compared to its ATS record in away games (4-7-0).
  • The Pirates exceeded the total in a higher percentage of games at home (47.1%) than away games (45.5%) last year.
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Seton Hall won a lower percentage of its games when playing at home (.833) compared to road games (1.000).

Last season stats

  • The Pirates put up 73.8 points per game and allowed 69.9 last year, making them 168th in the nation on offense and 107th on defense.
  • On the glass, Seton Hall was 67th in college basketball in rebounds (34.3 per game) last year. It was 32nd in rebounds allowed (29.0 per game).
  • The Pirates were 181st in college basketball in assists (13.0 per game) last year.

Seton Hall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-9-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 1-5-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.5 (351st in nation) 43.9 (224th) 30.9 (286th) 28.6 (56th) 11.2 (340th) 11.0 (135th)

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DePaul statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, DePaul has been better at home (7-4-0) than on the road (0-4-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Blue Demons games have gone over eight of 11 times at home (72.7%), and two of four away (50%).
  • The Blue Demons’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-1) and on the road (0-4).

Recent trends

  • The Blue Demons have performed worse offensively in their previous 10 games, putting up 73.6 points per contest, 4.1 fewer points their than season average of 77.7.
  • DePaul has played worse defensively over its previous 10 games, allowing 75.9 points per contest, 3.4 more points than its season average of 72.5.
  • The Blue Demons are making 9.9 three-pointers per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.8 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (10.7). In addition, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (36.9%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (37.7%).

DePaul betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 0-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 0-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-3-0; As Underdog: 0-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-5-0 (Home: 8-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (188th in nation) 44.6 (261st) 34.3 (99th) 30.5 (147th) 17.4 (24th) 12.3 (257th)
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