Seton Hall Pirates vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/30/25

The Seton Hall Pirates and the Marquette Golden Eagles get back into action on Tuesday night when they meet at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. These teams are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum this year, as the Pirates are 11-2 SU and 8-5 ATS while the Golden Eagles are just 5-8 SU and 2-10-1 ATS. One of Seton Hall’s 2 losses came in its game against Villanova right before the break, as they scored just 0.89 points per possession, made 36% of its two-point attempts and connected on just 3 perimeter shots. Meanwhile, Marquette has lost 4 straight and 8 of its last 11. Its only wins are over teams outside KenPom’s top 200. 

Seton Hall has some quality road wins at Kansas State and Providence, so being the visitors in Milwaukee shouldn’t be an issue for the Pirates on Tuesday. This team loves to get to the rim, ranking 11th in percentage of near-proximity attempts (Haslametrics) and sitting more than 7% above Division 1 average in percentage of shots at the rim (CBB Analytics). Marquette has allowed its opponents to waltz to the rim this year, ranking 254th in rate of near-proximity attempts allowed and 5% above the Division 1 average in rim rate allowed. The Golden Eagles aren’t blocking shots either, so the Pirates may not meet much resistance in the paint. 

On the other end of the floor, Marquette is a poor shooting team and relies on scoring around the rim like Seton Hall. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the Pirates are much better defensively at the rim. In fact, Seton Hall is top-15 in near-proximity shooting percentage allowed, 16th in two-point defense, and 1st nationally in block rate. 

It’s worth mentioning, one of Marquette’s starters in Zaide Lowery left the program over the holiday break. The Golden Eagles could potentially use that as a rallying point, but until I see improved play on the court, I can only bet against Marquette.

Seton Hall vs Marquette prediction: Seton Hall Pirates -2 (-105) at the time of publishing. Playable to -3. 

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