Teams eyeing a spot in the 2024 NIT Championship Game meet on Tuesday in Indianapolis when the fourth-seeded Georgia Bulldogs battle the top-seeded Seton Hall Pirates. This will be the third-ever meeting between the schools and first since 2015. The Bulldogs (20-16), who have won five of seven, have reached the NIT semifinals twice before -- 1982 and 1998. The Pirates (23-12), who have won five of six and eight of 11, are 11-19 all-time in NIT games, winning one NIT championship in 1953.
The game from Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will tip off at 9:30 p.m. ET. Georgia is averaging 74.9 points per game, while Seton Hall averages 73.3. The Pirates are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Georgia vs. Seton Hall odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 145.5. Before making any Seton Hall vs. Georgia picks, you need to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA tournament on a 152-109 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,800 for $100 players. It also has a strong 32-21 (+890) record on top-rated spread picks this season, and its bracket picks rank in the 92nd percentile among all CBS Sports Bracket Challenge entries so far in 2024. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Georgia vs. Seton Hall and just locked in its NIT predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines and trends for Seton Hall vs. Georgia:
- Georgia vs. Seton Hall spread: Seton Hall -4.5
- Georgia vs. Seton Hall over/under: 145.5 points
- Georgia vs. Seton Hall money line: Georgia +161, Seton Hall -195
- UGA: 13-4 ATS this season in road or neutral matchups
- SH: 15-19-1 ATS this season
- Georgia vs. Seton Hall picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Seton Hall can cover
Fifth-year senior guard Al-Amir Dawes has been a dominant force in the postseason. In the Big East Tournament quarterfinal loss to St. John's, he scored 22 points, while adding three rebounds and two assists. He poured in 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 75-72 overtime win over Saint Joseph's in the first round of the NIT. He had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in the second-round win over North Texas, and had 21 points, six rebounds and three assists in the victory over UNLV. In 35 games, all starts, Dawes is averaging 14.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 35 minutes.
Also coming up big for the Pirates has been senior guard Dylan Addae-Wusu. He has reached double-digit scoring in five of the past seven games, including a 10-point performance in a 91-61 loss to top-ranked Connecticut on March 3. He had 19 points and four rebounds in an 86-62 win over DePaul in the regular-season finale on March 9. In his first season with Seton Hall after three years at St. John's, he has started 35 games for the Pirates, averaging 8.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 32 minutes. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why Georgia can cover
Senior guard Noah Thomasson is one of two Bulldogs who are averaging double-digit scoring. He has scored 10 or more points in seven consecutive games, including a 21-point, four-rebound and two-steal performance in the quarterfinal win over Ohio State. He had 19 points, four rebounds and two assists in a 72-66 win at Wake Forest in the NIT second round. In 36 games, all starts, Thomasson is averaging 13.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 28.4 minutes.
With senior guard Jabri Abdur-Rahim out with a foot injury, senior guard Justin Hill has stepped in and scored 10 points or more in four of the past five games. In the second-round win over Wake Forest, he poured in 21 points, while grabbing three rebounds and dishing out two assists. He had 10 points and two assists in the first-round win over Xavier. In 36 games, including three starts, he is averaging 9.6 points, 3.2 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 24.1 minutes. See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make Seton Hall vs. Georgia picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Under on the total, projecting the teams to combine for 142 points. The model also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations. You can see the picks only at SportsLine.
So who wins Georgia vs Seton Hall, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model on a 152-109 roll on its top-rated college basketball picks, and find out.
