This is a 10* BOOKIEKILLER on Seton Hall.

I'm a contrarian at heart, but when you get to this point of the season with so few games and teams remaining, I believe "where the money is" so to speak becomes less of an important factor.

And that's the case in this one with UNLV visting Seton Hall in the quarterfinals. I had a play on the Pirates in their most recent 72-58 home win over defending tourney champ North Texas and I thought the home floor advantage would be important in the outcome in that one, and that'll again be the case once the final horn sounds in this one as well.

The Rebels first took care of Penn 84-77 on the road, before returning home to beat Boston College by a score of 79-70.

So far the Rebels have won their first two games by an average of eight points, but they haven't been great defensively, conceding 78 points so far in the early going.

The Pirates had to hold on for dear life in their first game, beating Saint Joseph's 75-72 in overtime, but they looked a lot better in their win over the Mean Green, beating North Texas 72-58.

It's just packed every time Seton Hall plays, and while the Rebels have been decent on the road this year with an 8-3 record, I just think their time has now run out here on Wednesday night.

Hall has stepped up its defensive play in the tournament, holding its two opponents to an average of just 65 points per game.

The Pirates are also the much better rebounding team.

I think when you add it all up, home court advantage will indeed prove critical in the outcome of this game on Wednesday night for SETON HALL.

Good luck, NP