The (8-7 SU, 8-6 ATS) Seton Hall Pirates and (8-6 SU, 7-7 ATS) Creighton Blue Jays will take the court on Tuesday for a Big East Conference basketball battle at CHI Health Center Omaha. The Pirates, 1-3 on the road, beat St. John's 88-66 in their last game. The Blue Jays, 6-1 at home, beat DePaul 80-65 on Christmas Day.
Seton Hall and Creighton played each other twice last season, two Pirates victories. SHU is 15-10 all-time versus Creighton.
Tip-off from Omaha, NE, is at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays are 8.5-point spread favorites, and the game total is 137.5 points.
Seton Hall earned a convincing bounce-back victory over St. John's in its most recent game, snapping a three-game conference losing streak. The Pirates only led by five at the half but stormed out of the locker room, outscoring the Red Storm 46-29. SHU is a battle-tested group after taking on Iowa, Memphis, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Rutgers in non-conference play.
Seton Hall is scoring 69.9 points per game and shooting 44.3 percent from the field this season. The Pirates are ranked 325th in three-point percentage (30.3%) and 289th in free-throw percentage (67.2%). Seton Hall's offensive efficiency, adjusted for schedule, is ranked 113th in D-1, per KenPom.
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The Pirates rely on four players averaging double-digit points this season. Senior guard Al-Amir Dawes paces the group with 11.3 points on 40.0 percent shooting. Junior guard Dre Davis (10.7 PPG), senior forward Tyrese Samuel (10.6 PPG and 6.4 RPG), and junior guard Kadary Richmond (10.3 PPG, 5.1 RPG, and 3.8 APG) are the other players to watch when Seton Hall takes the floor.
The Pirates surrender 64.0 points per game, and their opponents shoot 40.4 percent from the field, including 28.3 percent from three (22nd-lowest in D-1). Their adjusted defensive efficiency rating is 31st, and their assist-per-turnover ratio (0.82) is 286th.