Seton Hall vs UConn Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Seton Hall Pirates and the UConn Huskies meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Gampel Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Seton Hall vs. UConn prediction.

Matchup History

Seton Hall won the first meeting between these two teams in a massive upset at Seton Hall by a final score of 69-68 in OT back on February 15th, 2025. The win made it six straight head-to-head meetings without back-to-back winners in this matchup.

Seton Hall Recap

The Seton Hall Pirates come into this game looking to shake off a 79-61 loss to Creighton last time out to sit at 7-23 on the year.

Pirates Drop 5th Game In A Row

Isaiah Coleman leads the Pirates in scoring and rebounding with 15.5 PPG and 5.4 RPG while Chaunce Jenkins has 11.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Seton Hall so far this season. Dylan Addae-Wusu has 10.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 3.2 APG along with 1.9 SPG as well while Garwey Dual has 5.1 PPG with 2.9 APG to lead the Pirates in assists. As a team, Seton Hall is averaging 62.2 PPG on 40% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three, and 66.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Seton Hall Pirates will win

• Connecticut has lost three of its last four day games.
• The road team has won three of Seton Hall’s last four games.

UConn Recap

The UConn Huskies come into this game looking to add to their 72-66 win over Marquette last time out to improve to 21-9 on the year.

Huskies Win Three In A Row

Liam McNeeley has 15.3 PPG and 6.3 RPG along with 2.5 APG in 21 games played so far this season while Solo Ball has added 14.9 PPG with 3.6 RPG. Alex Karaban added 14.3 PPG with 5 RPG and 2.9 APG while Tarris Reed Jr. has 10.2 PPG with 7.4 RPG to lead the Huskies on the glass so far this season and to cap off the scoring in double figures for UConn up to this point in the year. Hassan Diarra has 8.1 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 6 APG to lead the Huskies in assists. Samson Johnson also has 7.1 PPG with 3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, UConn is averaging 78.1 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three, and 78.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Connecticut Huskies will win

• Seton Hall has lost each of its last 11 road games against the Big East Conference.
• Connecticut has won 28 of its last 29 games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Twenty-five of Connecticut’s last 27 day games have produced a total of 134+ points.
• Each of Seton Hall’s last three road day games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 132 or fewer points.

Seton Hall vs. UConn Prediction

I’m on Seton Hall and the points here. It’s ugly and you always have to be weary of a blowout with Seton Hall and how bad the defense has been combined with a lack of offense. That being said, the Pirates do have a formula for how to beat UConn and even though there was a ton of chaos at the end of that game, UConn was never really out of dodge in that game. I just think this is a go-through-the-motions kind of game for UConn who have bigger fish to fry when the conference tournament starts next week. Give me Seton Hall and the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Seton Hall +18.5