Irish -1....been anxiously awaiting to see what the lines would look like for Seton Hall when they started Big East play and I have to say I'm suprised by this one. Seton's played some soft teams, and have struggled mightily. Watched them have trouble pulling away from Morgan State Monday night (game was tied with under ten minutes remaining) and this has been the theme all year. Beat Drexel by 4, St Peter's by 4, St Francis by 1, and even in their wins of 8+ they were never comfortable in their leads. Early in the season I thought they were playing close to the vest but now I'm convinced they just are not that good. Without Barrett running the point they look lost on offense at times, struggling to set up plays and often can't even get the ball up the floor without a hitch. Irish are giving up only 56.2 points a game and have a +2.2 steal to turnover ratio. The concern here is that Notre Dame has only played two road games, but those two were tougher tests than Seton Hall, going to Indiana (ten point win) and to Michigan (1 point loss). Trival tidbit, but it's supposed to snow tommorrow afternoon/night and Seton doesn't fill up Continential Airlines Arena as it is. Don't expect much of a home crowd for this one.
