Take the Over as the Villanova Wildcats take on the Seton Hall Pirates in tonight's Big East Tournament pick and prediction.

Day 1 of the 2025 Big East Tournament concludes with the Seton Hall Pirates (7-24, 2-18) taking the court against the Villanova Wildcats (18-13, 11-9). Villanova saw their NCAA Tournament hopes extinguished with a 75-73 loss to Georgetown eight days ago.

Pick a sequence, any sequence. There were enough micro moments in the first half that contributed to the final result to fill this entire space, so let’s stick to one stretch. Villanova had a 15-point lead inside of five minutes to go in the opening frame.

The beauty of the Big East Tournament is in the setting and the stakes — the atmosphere and attention that a sold-out Madison Square Garden commands and the understanding that one bad night could end a team’s season.

Villanova fired Kyle Neptune after a three-year run where he succeeded Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright and failed to ever make the NCAA Tournament. Neptune went 54-47 overall in