Odds, score projection, and time for Indiana State vs. Seton Hall: 2024 Bets on the NIT Championship Game using a tested model

In the 2024 NIT Championship Game on Thursday, the Seton Hall Pirates will play for their first championship in more than 70 years against the Indiana State Sycamores. Seton Hall (26-12), the 1953 NIT champion, defeated Georgia 84-67 in the semifinals to go one win closer to its second championship. With their victory against Utah on Tuesday, Indiana State (32-6) advanced to the national tournament championship game for the second time in school history. In the 1979 NCAA Tournament, Larry Bird guided the Sycamores to the national championship game; however, they were defeated by Magic Johnson and Michigan State.
The game will kick off at 7 p.m. ET at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. According to SportsLine consensus, the Sycamores are 3.5-point favorites over Seton Hall, and the total points scored (over/under) is 159.5. Prior to selecting any Indiana State vs. Seton Hall teams.

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The model has just finalized its projections for the 2024 NIT Championship Game, which will pit Indiana State against Seton Hall. To see the selections, go to SportsLine right now. For the Seton Hall vs. Indiana State college basketball game, the following odds and trends are available:

•Sycamores -3.5 in Indiana State vs. Seton Hall spread

•Over/under for Indiana State vs. Seton Hall: 159.5 points

•Money line for Indiana State vs. Seton Hall: Sycamores -167, Pirates +140

•ISU: As favorites this season, the Sycamores are 21-12 against the spread.

•SHU: In 2023–2024, the Pirates are 16–19–1 ATS.

•Picks for Indiana State vs. Seton Hall are available at SportsLine.

The reason Indiana State is able to
The Sycamores won 10 of their previous 11 games; their lone defeat during that run was an 84-80 loss to Drake in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game. The team scored 100 points twice in the regular season and has already equaled that number in the NIT, first against SMU in the first round and then Utah. Two players from Indiana State scored at least 25 points in both of those games: sophomore center Robbie Avila (25) and guard Ryan Conwell (26) against the Utes on Tuesday.
Conwell tied his career best in points while dishing up four 3-pointers and grabbing six rebounds and four assists. After finishing with 10 rebounds, Avila achieved his sixth double-double of the year, his first since defeating Drake on February 3 with 20 points and 11 rebounds. For the fourth time in 2023–24, he has scored more than 20 points in back-to-back games; this is his first time doing so since finishing the regular season with a three-game run.

Why Seton Hall is able to provide coverage
In their semifinal triumph, the Pirates got out to a quick start, leading the game by 18 points at one point, and they never looked back as Georgia couldn’t cut their deficit below nine points. They outscored the Bulldogs 38.5% and 19.2% in the paint, respectively, while making 47.1% of their field goals and 40% of their 3-pointers. It was Seton Hall’s seventh win in its past nine trips to Hinkle Fieldhouse and its fourth straight at the venue.
Al-Amir Dawes scored the most points for the Pirates with 20, while senior guard Dre Davis, who also grabbed nine rebounds, contributed 19 points. Dawes increased his season total to 88 points, the ninth-most in school history, after making half of Seton Hall’s eight 3-pointers. Senior guard Kadary Richmond scored 15 points, dished out nine rebounds and six assists, to lead the team in scoring average at 15.6 points per game. In addition, he made three steals to push past Jordan Theodore for tenth place on the school’s all-time record and bring his total with the Pirates to 182.

How to choose teams for Indiana State vs. Seton Hall
SportsLine’s model predicts that the clubs will score 152 points combined, leaning under the total. Moreover, the model states that in more than 50% of simulations, one side of the spread hits.

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