Butler at Marquette odds, picks and predictions
The Butler Bulldogs (10-5, 1-3 Big East) head to Fiserv Forum for a clash with the Marquette Golden Eagles (11-4, 2-2) Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Butler vs. Marquette odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Bulldogs head to Milwaukee after dropping their 3rd straight game in an 88-81 loss against the UConn Huskies Friday. They failed to cover the spread as 5-point home underdogs, and the Over (144) hit. UC Irvine transfer G DJ Davis led Butler in scoring with 22 points. It was outrebounded by the Huskies 33-24 in the loss.
Marquette, which is No. 12 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, has lost both of its road games in Big East play. Most recently, it lost 78-75 as a 5-point favorite to Seton Hall on Saturday. The Golden Eagles' leading scorer G Tyler Kolek was held to 5 points in the loss. They did get 22 points and 8 rebounds from senior F Oso Ighodaro. Marquette is undefeated at home during conference play.
Marquette has won 8 of its last 10 head-to-head matchups with Butler, but the Bulldogs have covered in 4 of the last 6. In their most recent meeting Feb. 28, 2023, the Golden Eagles covered as 8-point road favorites with a 72-56 victory as the Under (141.5) hit.
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Butler at Marquette odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:05 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Butler +480 (bet $100 to win $480) | Marquette -690 (bet $690 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Butler +11.5 (-114) | Marquette -11.5 (-106)
- Over/Under (O/U): 152.5 (O: -118 | U: -104)
Butler at Marquette picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 79, Butler 72
Moneyline
PASS.
You should obviously avoid betting Marquette (-690) because the odds are a bit high. Take your money and put it on the total if you want to make a bet.
Against the spread
PASS.
I'm confident that this game will be tight because it's a conference game but not enough to bet Butler getting the 11.5 points. The Bulldogs have failed to cover the spread in 6 straight games, which scares me away from betting them. Meanwhile, Marquette has only covered 2 of its last 6 games.
Basically, I don't trust either team to cover this number, so I'm going to stay away.
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Over/Under
BET UNDER 152.5 (-104).
I know that the Over has hit in 3 straight Bulldogs games and in 4 of their last 5, but they haven't played a defense as good as Marquette's. The Golden Eagles hold their opponents to under 68 points per game, and the Under has hit in 7 of their last 9.
I don't believe there is any way that the Bulldogs reach their average of 82 points in this game.
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