Marquette vs UConn College Basketball Pick & Prediction 2/7/23

Vincent Senick on February 8th, 2023

A Big East blockbuster is scheduled for Tuesday night when the Marquette Golden Eagles (19-5, 11-2 in Big East) visit the UConn Huskies (18-6, 7-6). UConn has struggled in 2023 and are going to struggle to get into the top four of the standings. Marquette has been impressive in conference play and are tied with Xavier at the top. Below is my college basketball pick for Marquette vs UConn.

Marquette vs UConn Betting Pick

ℹ️ The Pick:	Marquette +4.5
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This game will be played at XL Center at 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

Why Bet Marquette +4.5

✅ Marquette is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games played.

✅ The Golden Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games.

✅ UConn is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games played.

NCAABB

Feb 07, 2023 06:30 PM

Marquette Golden Eagles

UConn Huskies

Spread Pick Consensus

N/A MARQ

UCONN N/A

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+189

-237

N/A MARQ

UCONN N/A

Total Pick Consensus

148.0/

148.0/

N/A UN

OV N/A

Team Stats Per Game

Offense/Defense

MARQ	Team Stats Per Game	UCONN
81.55	PTS GM	64.91
62.27	FGA	52.45
.470	FG%	.407
.336	3PT%	.373
10.55	ORB	8.64
2.12	DRB	1.86
33.91	TRB	29.09
17.73	FTA	23
.738	FT%	.692
15.09	AST	9.18
3.73	BLK	1.91
9.73	TO	12.36
16.45	PF	17.91

Defense/Offense

MARQ	Team Stats Per Game	UCONN
66.82	PTS GM	83.55
55.91	FGA	58.55
.436	FG%	.500
.308	3PT%	.354
10	ORB	11.09
2.21	DRB	2.38
34.36	TRB	37.27
16	FTA	19.82
.699	FT%	.771
15.18	AST	19.82
1.91	BLK	6.82
16.27	TO	10.18
15.27	PF	19.64

Advanced Game Stats

Offense/Defense

MARQ	Advanced Game Stats	UCONN
69.8	Pace	66.3
116.8	Off.Rate	96.8
.285	FTr	.438
.473	3PAr	.321
.577	TS%	.512
49.7	TRB%	43.8
51.6	AST%	43.0
14.8	STL%	7.5
11.1	BLK%	6.1
.550	eFG%	.467
12.1	TOV%	16.3
30.2	ORB%	24.8
.210	TF/FGA	.303

Defense/Offense

MARQ	Advanced Game Stats	UCONN
69.8	Pace	66.3
95.7	Off.Rate	124.5
.286	FTr	.339
.402	3PAr	.469
.526	TS%	.615
50.3	TRB%	56.2
62.3	AST%	67.7
8.2	STL%	8.8
5.8	BLK%	19.1
.498	eFG%	.583
20.4	TOV%	13.0
30.0	ORB%	35.2
.200	TF/FGA	.261

Betting Trends

MARQ	Betting Trends	UCONN
OVERALL		OVERALL
3-0-0	Win/Loss/Tie	2-1-0
2-1-0	ATS W/L/P	1-2-0
74	Avg Score	79
61.67	Avg Opp Score	73.33
AWAY		HOME
2-1-0	Win/Loss/Tie	1-2-0
2-1-0	ATS W/L/P	1-2-0
79.67	Avg Score	79.67
67.33	Avg Opp Score	74.33

MARQ	Betting Trends	UCONN
OVERALL		OVERALL
5-0-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-2-0
4-1-0	ATS W/L/P	2-3-0
75.8	Avg Score	77.8
62.6	Avg Opp Score	68.6
AWAY		HOME
4-1-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-2-0
4-1-0	ATS W/L/P	2-3-0
80.6	Avg Score	76.4
70.6	Avg Opp Score	69.8

MARQ	Betting Trends	UCONN
OVERALL		OVERALL
9-1-0	Win/Loss/Tie	4-6-0
8-2-0	ATS W/L/P	3-7-0
79.6	Avg Score	74.2
69.3	Avg Opp Score	72.6
AWAY		HOME
5-5-0	Win/Loss/Tie	8-2-0
6-4-0	ATS W/L/P	6-4-0
76.8	Avg Score	82
74.8	Avg Opp Score	66

Head to Head

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
01/11/2023	UCONN MARQ	148.0 2.5	-144 +120	76 82
02/08/2022	MARQ UCONN	139.5 -6.5	+215 -270	72 80
12/21/2021	UCONN MARQ	141.0 4.5	-202 +165	78 70
02/27/2021	MARQ UCONN	134.0 -6.5	+236 -295	62 80
01/05/2021	UCONN MARQ	138.5 1.0	-120 +100	65 54

Teams Last 10

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/29/24	NCST MARQ	83.2 -4.1	+140 -178	37 32
03/24/24	COL MARQ	259.5 -7.8	+290 -359	134 141
03/22/24	WKENT MARQ	240.8 -22.2	+1097 -1927	106 133
03/16/24	MARQ UCONN	40.8 -2.7	+105 -142	16 21
03/15/24	PROV MARQ	146.7 -4.8	+174 -217	73 84
03/09/24	MARQ XAV	63.6 0.6	-76 +62	34 32
03/06/24	UCONN MARQ	118.0 3.3	-182 +145	58 52
03/02/24	MARQ CREIGH	139.4 -7.8	+258 -335	69 81
02/28/24	PROV MARQ	169.6 -13.0	+567 -820	78 103
02/25/24	XAV MARQ	120.5 -8.6	+350 -507	48 66

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
04/08/24	PUR UCONN	55.7 -2.7	+92 -118	23 29
04/06/24	ALA UCONN	248.2 -16.3	+616 -870	112 133
03/30/24	ILL UCONN	194.4 -10.7	+365 -481	65 97
03/28/24	SDST UCONN	181.8 -16.6	+754 -1220	69 109
03/24/24	NW UCONN	237.0 -24.3	+1297 -2111	101 130
03/22/24	STETSN UCONN	223.2 -42.2	+3195 -14317	80 140
03/16/24	MARQ UCONN	40.8 -2.7	+105 -142	16 21
03/15/24	STJOHN UCONN	159.0 -10.1	+371 -494	96 101
03/14/24	XAV UCONN	53.2 -5.3	+297 -542	21 31
03/09/24	UCONN PROV	55.9 1.5	-180 +134	30 24

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Marquette Golden Eagles

Last time out, Marquette hosted the Butler Bulldogs and earned a 60-52 victory. The final score is not indicative of how this game went as the Golden Eagles led throughout and were never threatened by the Bulldogs. Marquette led by 12 points at the half and never allowed Butler into the game in the second half. The Golden Eagles led by as many as 15 points, never trailed in the game, and could not cover the -15.0-point spread.

Tyler Kolek had 13 points, three rebounds, eight assists, and one steal on the day. Oso Ighodaro added eight points, five rebounds, four assists, one steal, and two blocks in the win.

Through 24 games, Marquette is scoring 81.3 points per game, shooting 50.0% from the field, and assisting on 18.1 made shots. The Golden Eagles are allowing 69.8 points, grabbing 31.9 rebounds, blocking 3.6 shots, and stealing the ball 9.5 times.

UConn Huskies

UConn visited the Georgetown Hoyas and escaped with a 68-62 win. This game was much closer than it should have been as the Hoyas were leading with under five minutes to go. The Huskies were able to end the game on a small run to avoid what would have been a horrible defeat. UConn led by as many as eight points, never trailed by more than two, and could not cover the -13.5-point spread.

Tristen Newton had 15 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three rebounds, and one block in the game. Andre Jackson Jr. added seven rebounds, 10 rebounds, and seven assists in the victory.

After 24 games, UConn is scoring 79.3 points per game, shooting 45.7% from the field, and assisting on 17.4 made shots. The Huskies are allowing 64.8 points, grabbing 38.8 rebounds, blocking 4.9 shots, and stealing the ball 6.8 times.