Seton Hall vs. Rutgers betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Seton Hall Pirates (9-1) are big, 12.5-point favorites as they look to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5) on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Prudential Center. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. The over/under for the matchup is set at 134.

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Seton Hall Cover -12.5 vs Rutgers -105

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Seton Hall vs. Rutgers betting lines

  • Seton Hall moneyline odds to win: -926
  • Rutgers moneyline odds to win: +612
  • Spread: Seton Hall (-12.5)
  • Total: 134

Seton Hall statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last season, Seton Hall performed better at home, covering seven times in 16 home games, and four times in 11 road games.
  • The Pirates went over the total in a higher percentage of games at home (50%) than road tilts (45.5%) last season.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Pirates were the -4-worst squad in college basketball (61.6 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 119th (70.2 points conceded per game).
  • Seton Hall was the 14th-worst squad in college basketball in rebounds per game (27.8) and 187th in rebounds conceded (31.3) last year.
  • With 11.2 assists per game, the Pirates were 21st-worst in the country last season.

Seton Hall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 12.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-0 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (175th in nation) 39.0 (28th) 32.8 (202nd) 29.9 (120th) 15.0 (147th) 9.4 (28th)

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Rutgers statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Rutgers had a better winning percentage at home (.533, 8-7-0 record) than away (.364, 4-7-0).
  • Scarlet Knights games went above the over/under less frequently at home (five times out of 15) than on the road (seven of 11) last season.
  • The Scarlet Knights’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .400 (2-3) last season, and on the road it was .300 (3-7).

Last season stats

  • With 77.0 points per game on offense, the Scarlet Knights were 90th in college basketball last year. On defense, they ceded 77.6 points per contest, which ranked 319th in college basketball.
  • With 31.9 boards per game, Rutgers was 182nd in college basketball. It ceded 32.9 rebounds per contest, which ranked 287th in college basketball.
  • Last year the Scarlet Knights ranked 227th in college basketball in assists, putting up 12.9 per game.

Rutgers betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 0-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (313th in nation) 43.6 (187th) 32.5 (217th) 30.8 (169th) 11.3 (334th) 11.2 (140th)
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