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A Big East battle is on tap between the Xavier Musketeers and the Seton Hall Pirates at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Cintas Center. Xavier is 17-10 overall and 7-9 in Big East play, while Seton Hall is 17-9 overall and 8-8 in the league. The teams have split their last 10 meetings down the middle both straight up and against the spread.

And in the last three games between the programs, Xavier has won twice, but Seton Hall has covered twice. This time around, the Musketeers are favored by 3.5 points in the latest Xavier vs. Seton Hall odds, and the over-under is set at 140.5. Before making any any Seton Hall vs. Xavier picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Xavier vs. Seton Hall. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Seton Hall vs. Xavier:

  • Xavier vs. Seton Hall spread: Xavier -3.5
  • Xavier vs. Seton Hall over-under: 140.5 points

What you need to know about Xavier

Xavier is coming off what must have been an exhausting 99-92 loss to Providence on Wednesday in triple-overtime. The Musketeers had six players reach double-figures in scoring with Adam Kunkel leading the squad with 20 points off the bench.

Jack Nunge and Colby Jones both contributed double-doubles but Xavier lost because of its play at both ends beyond the arc. Xavier shot just 5-of-19 from the 3-point line while Providence was lights out, going 14-for-29 from deep. Xavier ranks 260th in the nation in 3-point shooting while Seton Hall has shot at least 35 percent from deep in eight of its last nine games.

What you need to know about Seton Hall

The Pirates are coming off a 66-60 win over Butler on Wednesday night. The play of Seton Hall's bench was absolutely vital in the victory, as a three-man bench all reached double-figures in scoring while combining for a total of 35 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks.

Alexis Yetna had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a reserve role. Meanwhile, starter Jared Rhoden led the team with 17 points but struggled from the floor, going 6-for-17. Rhoden is averaging 15.5 points per game but can be a streaky shooter and Seton Hall will need him to be on his game on Saturday.

How to make Seton Hall vs. Xavier picks

The model is leaning over on the total and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Xavier vs. Seton Hall? And which side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.