Marquette at Wisconsin odds, picks and predictions
The Marquette Golden Eagles (6-1) and Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) meet Saturday at Kohl Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Marquette vs. Wisconsin odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Golden Eagles bounced back from a 78-75 loss in the Hawaiian Islands against Purdue, posting a 93-56 win over Southern to cover a 32.5-point number. Marquette is 4-1-1 against the spread (ATS) in the past 6 games overall, while cashing the Under in 4 of the past 5 outings.
The Badgers picked up a 71-49 win against Western Illinois, but it failed to cover, and Wisconsin is just 1-4-1 ATS in the past 6 games overall. The Under has hit in 3 in a row for the Badgers, too.
In this series, Wisconsin has won 2 straight, although the teams have split 4-4 SU and ATS in the past 8 meetings overall in this in-state rivalry.
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Marquette at Wisconsin odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:16 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Marquette -156 (bet $156 to win $100) | Wisconsin +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Against the spread (ATS): Marquette -3.5 (-102) | Wisconsin +3.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 139.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Marquette at Wisconsin picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 73, Wisconsin 66
Moneyline
MARQUETTE (-156) is a decent play as the moderate road favorite, especially if you just want to pick a winner and you'd prefer not to worry about the points.
Marquette is the ranked team here, and Shaka Smart's team has only lost once to Purdue, while it already has wins over Illinois, Kansas and UCLA this season.
Against the spread
MARQUETTE -3.5 (-102) is a decent play to win by at least 2 buckets.
The Golden Eagles are battle tested, having faced some of the best teams in the nation already, and they won't be fazed going to Kohl Center, traditionally a tough place to play.
Wisconsin +3.5 (-120) is just 1-4-1 ATS in the past 6 games overall, and it lost and failed to cover in its only previous game at home against a ranked team, falling 80-70 to Tennessee back on Nov. 10.
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Over/Under
UNDER 139.5 (-110) is the lean, but play it very, very lightly.
The Under has cashed in 3 in a row for Wisconsin, while going 4-1 in the past 5 games overall, including the most recent home game on Nov. 27.
The Under is 4-1 in the past 5 games overall for Marquette, and that includes its only previous true road game, against another Big Ten team in Illinois.
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