Big East Tournament: Villanova vs. Marquette odds, picks and predictions
The Villanova Wildcats (18-14) square off against the Marquette Golden Eagles (23-8) in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night. Tip from Madison Square Garden in New York is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Villanova vs. Marquette odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Villanova snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 58-57 win over the DePaul Blue Demons on Wednesday while failing to cover as a 24.5-point favorite. F Eric Dixon scored a game-high 21 points as the Wildcats saw only 9 points from their bench while the team shot 42.3% from the field.
Marquette snapped a 2-game losing streak with an 86-80 win over Xavier on Saturday while covering as a 3.5-point road favorite. G Kameron Jones scored a game-high 30 points while F Oso Ighodaro added 24. The Golden Eagles shot 56.9% from the field in the win.
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Villanova vs. Marquette odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:12 a.m. ET,
- Moneyline (ML): Villanova +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Marquette -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Villanova +3.5 (+100) | Marquette -3.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Villanova vs. Marquette picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 72, Villanova 66
Moneyline
PASS.
There is better value on the Marquette (-190) spread.
Against the spread
BET MARQUETTE -3.5 (-120).
Marquette is 18-12-1 ATS this season and 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games. It has covered in each of its last 8 games as a favorite and faces a Villanova team that escaped an upset loss as 24.5-point favorites on Wednesday and has failed to cover in 3 straight.
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Over/Under
BET UNDER 140.5 (-110).
Villanova has an 11-21 Over record this season while Marquette has a 13-18 Under record. Villanova has hit the Under in 9 of its last 10 games and has scored 67 or fewer in each of its last 3 games while allowing 69 points or fewer in 9 of its last 10 games. Marquette has allowed 71 or fewer points in 3 of its last 6 games.
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