The Seton Hall Pirates take on the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago, IL. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. ET on FS1.
DePaul is favored by 4.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -205. The total is set at 135.5 points.
Here are my Seton Hall vs. DePaul predictions and college basketball picks for February 2, 2025.
Seton Hall vs DePaul Prediction
My Pick: DePaul -6 or Better
My Seton Hall vs DePaul best bet is on the Blue Demons, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Seton Hall vs DePaul Odds
| Seton Hall Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+4.5 -108 | 135.5 -110 / -110 | +170 |
| DePaul Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-4.5 -112 | 135.5 -110 / -110 | -205 |
- Seton Hall vs DePaul spread: DePaul -4.5
- Seton Hall vs DePaul over/under: 135.5 points
- Seton Hall vs DePaul moneyline: DePaul -205, Seton Hall +170
- Seton Hall vs DePaul best bet: DePaul -6 or Better
Spread
I'm backing the Blue Demons to cover as home favorites.
Moneyline
I'm passing on the moneyline.
Over/Under
I'm passing on the total.
My Pick: DePaul -6 or Better
Seton Hall vs DePaul College Basketball Betting Preview
These two have a combined 2-19 record in Big East play, which is brutal.
Shaheen Holloway’s defense has fallen off a cliff this year, and this is a tough matchup.
Seton Hall’s aggressive dribble-penetration denial is vulnerable to teams that can create weak-side secondary offense through short-roll, catch-and-shoot or pick-and-pop opportunities.
Unfortunately for the Pirates, Chris Holtmann’s Blue Demons do precisely that, playing five-out attack-and-kick basketball while mixing in plenty of David Skogman pick-and-pops — although he’s likely to miss this game with an undisclosed injury.
On the other end of the court, Seton Hall is extremely limited offensively to crude downhill-driving dribble penetration and offensive rebounds.
That said, DePaul’s deep-drop defense will funnel ball-screen creation — the Blue Demons are also horrific at defending those sets, allowing the fifth-most PPP nationally (.96, per Synergy) — which will allow Isaiah Coleman and Chaunce Jenkins to create shots in the middle of the court.
But DePaul is a half-decent defensive rebounding team that can keep Hall off the boards, and then this turns into a poor math equation for the Pirates.
Ultimately, I expect the Blue Demons to trade 2s for 3s at home in a convincing victory.
