Marquette -14.5 (-110) over Western Kentucky
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- Tyler Kolek is going to play for Marquette, which should give them a huge lift in the NCAA Tournament.
- Marquette made the Big East final without Kolek and that should be a positive for them heading into this tournament.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will face off with the Marquette Golden Eagles in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET. The opening betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook have the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers as 14.5 point underdogs.
The early action has the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers taking 33% of the spread bets, while the Marquette Golden Eagles are getting 67% of the bets.
The opening total of 158.0 has prompted 88% of bets to the under and 12% of bets to the over.
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Expect the favorites to cover the spread in Friday’s Western Kentucky vs Marquette matchup. The Golden Eagles will benefit greatly from the return of Tyler Kolek in this tournament, after the star guard missed the Big East tournament in its entirety due to injury. Against a Western Kentucky team that is fortunate to just be in this position, Marquette should roll into round two.
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WKENT Advanced Game Stats MARQ 72.9 Pace 68.1 102.3 Off.Rate 99.9 .309 FTr .302 .399 3PAr .398 .523 TS% .532 47.8 TRB% 51.2 45.3 AST% 60.1 11.1 STL% 8.1 7.9 BLK% 8.7 .488 eFG% .499 13.3 TOV% 18.6 23.9 ORB% 31.0 .224 TF/FGA .220 WKENT Advanced Game Stats MARQ 72.9 Pace 68.1 102.2 Off.Rate 112.0 .384 FTr .261 .442 3PAr .463 .525 TS% .547 52.2 TRB% 48.8 55.6 AST% 49.5 9.1 STL% 13.2 11.3 BLK% 10.9 .479 eFG% .520 15.3 TOV% 11.7 28.2 ORB% 30.1 .283 TF/FGA .188 Betting Trends
WKENT Betting Trends MARQ OVERALL OVERALL 3-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 3-0-0 ATS W/L/P 2-1-0 84 Avg Score 69 64.67 Avg Opp Score 68.67 AWAY HOME 0-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 1-2-0 ATS W/L/P 2-1-0 78 Avg Score 72.33 80.33 Avg Opp Score 69 WKENT Betting Trends MARQ OVERALL OVERALL 3-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 4-1-0 ATS W/L/P 3-2-0 82.8 Avg Score 72 72.2 Avg Opp Score 72 AWAY HOME 2-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 4-1-0 3-2-0 ATS W/L/P 4-1-0 77 Avg Score 79.2 75.2 Avg Opp Score 68 WKENT Betting Trends MARQ OVERALL OVERALL 6-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 6-4-0 7-3-0 ATS W/L/P 6-4-0 80.2 Avg Score 77.2 72.2 Avg Opp Score 73.4 AWAY HOME 4-6-0 Win/Loss/Tie 8-2-0 6-4-0 ATS W/L/P 8-2-0 78 Avg Score 81.1 77.3 Avg Opp Score 68.6 Head to Head
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