A Big East battle is set for Wednesday night when the Villanova Wildcats (10-11, 4-6 in Big East) visit the Marquette Golden Eagles (17-5, 9-2). Marquette is one of three teams tied at the top of the conference and they will hope to avoid a bad home loss. Below is my college basketball best bet for Villanova vs Marquette.
Villanova vs Marquette Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Marquette -9 |
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This game will be played at Fiserv Forum at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
Why Bet Marquette -9
✅ Marquette is 8-1 against the spread in their last nine games played.
✅ The Golden Eagles are 5-0 ATS in their last five home games.
✅ Villanova is 1-5 ATS in their last six games overall.
NCAABB
Villanova Wildcats
Marquette Golden Eagles
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
| VILL | Advanced Game Stats | MARQ |
|---|---|---|
| 64.2 | Pace | 69.8 |
| 123.2 | Off.Rate | 95.7 |
| .289 | FTr | .286 |
| .464 | 3PAr | .402 |
| .615 | TS% | .526 |
| 55.6 | TRB% | 50.3 |
| 50.6 | AST% | 62.3 |
| 9.2 | STL% | 8.2 |
| 7.6 | BLK% | 5.8 |
| .583 | eFG% | .498 |
| 14.9 | TOV% | 20.4 |
| 37.5 | ORB% | 30.0 |
| .231 | TF/FGA | .200 |
Defense/Offense
| VILL | Advanced Game Stats | MARQ |
|---|---|---|
| 64.2 | Pace | 69.8 |
| 103.5 | Off.Rate | 116.8 |
| .327 | FTr | .285 |
| .417 | 3PAr | .473 |
| .527 | TS% | .577 |
| 44.4 | TRB% | 49.7 |
| 57.4 | AST% | 51.6 |
| 8.8 | STL% | 14.8 |
| 6.9 | BLK% | 11.1 |
| .497 | eFG% | .550 |
| 14.6 | TOV% | 12.1 |
| 28.4 | ORB% | 30.2 |
| .225 | TF/FGA | .210 |
Betting Trends
| VILL | Betting Trends | MARQ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 66.33 | Avg Score | 82 |
| 64 | Avg Opp Score | 65.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
| 64.33 | Avg Score | 86.67 |
| 67.67 | Avg Opp Score | 74.67 |
| VILL | Betting Trends | MARQ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
| 67 | Avg Score | 80.8 |
| 69.2 | Avg Opp Score | 70.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-0-0 |
| 66.4 | Avg Score | 82.4 |
| 66.8 | Avg Opp Score | 70.2 |
| VILL | Betting Trends | MARQ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
| 4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 8-2-0 |
| 69.8 | Avg Score | 84.4 |
| 69.6 | Avg Opp Score | 74.9 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 9-1-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
| 68.2 | Avg Score | 84.1 |
| 66.9 | Avg Opp Score | 70.7 |
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Villanova Wildcats
Last time out, Villanova hosted the #23 Providence Friars and suffered a tough 70-65 defeat. It was a fun battle between these two teams that saw the Wildcats lead by three points at the half, but not be able to hang on. The second half was back and forth, but the Friars took the lead and late and held on for the road win. Villanova Led by as many as seven points, trailed by six, and lost outright as one-point home favorites.
Cam Whitmore had 21 points, nine rebounds, one steal, and one block on the day. Eric Dixon added 14 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in the loss.
Through 21 games, Villanova is scoring 70.4 points per game, shooting 43.7% from the field, and assisting on 11.2 made shots. The Wildcats are allowing 68.5 points, grabbing 31.6 rebounds, blocking 1.4 shots, and stealing the ball 5.8 times.
Marquette Golden Eagles
Marquette visited the DePaul Blue Demons and used a big second half to win 89-69. This game was close for the first 23 minutes, with the Blue Demons trailing by just one, but it all went south from there for DePaul. The Golden Eagles went on a big run to take and control, and the game was never in doubt from the 10-minute mark on. Marquette led by as many as 22 points, never trailed by more than three, and covered the -10.0-point spread.
Tyler Kolek had 24 points, nine rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals in the game. David Joplin added 28 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one block from off the bench.
After 22 games, Marquette is scoring 82.6 points per game, shooting 50.5% from the field, and assisting on 18.4 made shots. The Golden Eagles are allowing 70.9 points, grabbing 32.3 rebounds, blocking 3.7 shots, and stealing the ball 9.4 times.
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