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March, 10 2010 7:00pm EST
ATS: Seton Hall Pirates +1.5 (-110)
LOSS for -5 unit(s)

Seton Hall Pirates at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Photo_cbb After losing with Seton Hall last night in a horrendous beat, it would be easy to lay off the Pirates tonight but this situation calls for a repeat play. The Pirates nearly blew a 29-point lead last night against Providence and ended up winning by only three points. That type of near disaster can do two things. It can completely deflate a team or it can give a team extra incentive the next time out. I believe it is going to be the latter in this case especially coming back to play the very next night. Seton Hall still thinks it has a legitimate shot as an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament and I cannot disagree. It has been a tough season for the Pirates in that things could be so much better. They own a résumé of seven losses coming by single digits, six coming against teams that will be dancing most likely with four of those coming in overtime. Seton Hall is 0-4 in overtime games, the last two coming by a combined three points with the other two coming against Virginia Tech and West Virginia. Notre Dame has been the talk of the conference with four straight wins over big name teams and just like that, the Irish will be dancing. The public is well aware of this and is already all over Notre Dame in this one. As mentioned, nothing is guaranteed for the Pirates but I actually have them ranked higher than Notre Dame while also playing a much tougher schedule. Seton Hall also has a higher RPI than Norte Dame so a win here just might secure the ninth team from the Big East into the NCAA Tournament. Still, the Pirates desperately need quality wins at the Big East Tournament, such as another one over Notre Dame on Wednesday, to give them a better chance at The Dance. I commend Notre Dame for playing as good as it has of late but I think it was able to sneak up on teams that had looked past the Irish. Seton Hall will certainly not be doing that especially knowing that it escaped with a three-point win at home over the Irish right before they started getting hot. While the recent run has been great, you cannot look past the fact that Notre Dame also owns losses against St. John’s and Rutgers so it has had its down moments as well. I expect the Pirates to show up big time here to get the win and keep those NCAA Tournament hopes alive. 9* Seton Hall Pirates