Texas Longhorns at Seton Hall Pirates Betting Preview

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— Thursday, December 09th Texas Longhorns @ Seton Hall Pirates

The Big East-Big 12 Battle continues on Thursday night as the Seton Hall Pirates host the Texas Longhorns. Both teams are currently ranked in the latest poll, and the winner of this game will add an impressive victory to their resume.

Texas is inside of the Top 10, and the Longhorns look like a team that can go on a serious run during the NCAA Tournament. The Longhorns are 7-1 on the season, and they are outscoring opponents by more than 21 points per game.

Seton Hall was just recently included in the latest rankings as the Pirates have gotten off to a 6-1 start. Seton Hall has won four straight games since suffering a disappointing loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes earlier this year.

The Texas Longhorns are 2.5-point road betting favorites over the Seton Hall Pirates in this showdown.

Longhorns Locking Down Opponents

Texas has been one of the most aggressive defensive teams over the last few seasons, and that has been the case yet again in 2021. The Longhorns are holding opponents to less than 56 points per game, and that defense will have to win them this game.

Offense hasn’t always come easy for Texas, but they are still scoring over 76 points per game. The Longhorns do much of the damage in the paint, and that will be the strategy that is employed on Thursday night.

Forward Timmy Allen leads the team with 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and he will need to be dominant against Seton Hall.

Seton Hall Can Shoot

Seton Hall is scoring 82.5 points per game this season, and they are going to play extremely fast in this one. The Pirates will need to take care of the ball, but there could be some holes in the Texas press that can be exploited.

Guard play has been dominant for Seton Hall, especially Jared Rhoden and Kadary Richmond. Rhoden has scored 17.6 points per game this season, while Richmond leads the way with four assists per game.

Getting stops is going to be a challenge for Seton Hall, and they will need to find a way to keep the ball out of the paint.

Seton Hall Knocks Off Texas

The team that is able to establish their identity will win this game, and that’s going to be easier for Seton Hall to do at home. The Pirates want to increase the tempo in this game and force the Longhorns to make shots to beat them.

Texas wants to slow this game and control it with its defense, but at some point, they are going to have to find a way to score. The Longhorns still have a weakness when it comes to offense, and that’s going to cost them in this showdown.

This should be one of the best games of the day, but Seton Hall gets a needed stop to win the game. Bet the Seton Hall Pirates moneyline as they come up with just enough plays to knock off the Texas Longhorns on Thursday night.

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