Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Seton Hall Pirates

· Garden State Hardwood Classic

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

5-5, 0-1 Away

Seton Hall Pirates

9-1, 6-0 Home

Seton Hall faces Rutgers, seeks 7th straight home win

Game Preview

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5, 0-2 Big Ten) at Seton Hall Pirates (9-1)

Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

Pirates -11.5; over/under is 131.5

BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall will try to keep its six-game home win streak intact when the Pirates face Rutgers.

The Pirates have gone 6-0 at home. Seton Hall has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

The Scarlet Knights have gone 0-1 away from home. Rutgers gives up 72.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.4 points per game.

Seton Hall's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game is 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Rutgers allows. Rutgers averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 fewer makes per game than Seton Hall gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: A.J. Staton-McCray is scoring 13.9 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Pirates. TJ Simpkins is averaging 11.2 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 53.8%.

Tariq Francis is shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Scarlet Knights, while averaging 11.8 points. Dylan Grant is averaging 14.9 points and 6.2 rebounds.

TV Channel: Rutgers at Seton Hall 2021 College Basketball, week 6, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Seton Hall: 80.9%

Rutgers: 19.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

RUTG		HALL
L2	Streak	W3
72.3	Points Against	61.6
69.9	Points Per Game	76.1
42	Field Goal %	45
34	Three Point %	34
36.3	Rebounds Per Game	35.5
11.3	Assists Per Game	15.0
3.6	Blocks Per Game	6.6
5.5	Steals Per Game	10.7
0.4	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.7
11.9	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.8
72.3	Points Against	61.9

Game Information

Prudential Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Capacity:

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Michigan State	2-0	-	9-1
Purdue	2-0	-	9-1
UCLA	2-0	-	7-2
Nebraska	1-0	0.5	10-0
Michigan	1-0	0.5	9-0
Illinois	1-0	0.5	8-2
USC	1-1	1	9-1
Indiana	1-1	1	8-2
Iowa	1-1	1	8-2
Ohio State	1-1	1	7-2
Wisconsin	1-1	1	7-3
Washington	1-1	1	6-3
Minnesota	1-1	1	5-5
Maryland	0-1	1.5	6-4
Penn State	0-2	2	8-3
Northwestern	0-2	2	5-4
Rutgers	0-2	2	5-5
Oregon	0-2	2	4-5

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
UConn	0-0	-	10-1
Seton Hall	0-0	-	9-1
Butler	0-0	-	7-2
Villanova	0-0	-	7-2
DePaul	0-0	-	8-3
Xavier	0-0	-	8-3
Georgetown	0-0	-	6-3
St. John's	0-0	-	6-3
Providence	0-0	-	7-4
Creighton	0-0	-	5-4
Marquette	0-0	-	5-5