Marquette Golden Eagles vs Connecticut Huskies Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Connecticut Huskies

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: XL Center in Hartford, CT

TV: FS1

The Marquette Golden Eagles (16-7) are traveling to XL Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Connecticut Huskies (15-6).

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Villanova and walked away with a win by a score of 83-73 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 20 while Villanova totaled 18 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 34 tries from 3-point range. Villanova walked away from this one shooting 85.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, Villanova pulled down 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Villanova doled out 15 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Marquette allowed 38.3% from the floor on 23 out of 60 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 17 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 94.4%. Marquette finished having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (28 out of 52) and buried 10 out of their 24 3-point attempts.

Justin Lewis is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He was on the court for 35 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Marquette will enter this game with a win-loss record of 16-7 for the campaign. They cough up possession 12.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Marquette is snagging 35.7 rebounds per game and has 391 dimes for the year, which is 13th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are shooting 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (200 of 567) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They average 74.1 points per contest (110th in college hoops) while hitting 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Eagles are forcing 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.3 fouls. They are 265th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 307 relinquished so far this season. The Golden Eagles are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.0% (574 of 1,434) and they concede 38.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 30.8% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 181st in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.9).

For their last game, the Connecticut Huskies went home defeated by a final of 85-74 when they faced Villanova. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Connecticut allowed Villanova to pull down 24 overall (5 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 54.5% from three-point range by going 6 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 22 at the free throw line (95.5%). The Huskies permitted Villanova to make 29 of their 49 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 59.2% for the matchup. In all, the Huskies ended up shooting 26 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Connecticut knocked down 8 of 20 attempts (40.0%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Villanova had 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Huskies snagged 13 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 19 for the matchup.

R.J. Cole ended up being important for the Huskies in this contest. He made 7 of 13 for this game for a rate of 53.8%, and added 2 rebounds. He tallied 25 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the game.

Connecticut has a win-loss record of 15-6 on the year. The Huskies are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per game and they shoot 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per game (80th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per game. Connecticut has scored 1,637 pts this season (78.0 per game) and they average 41.2 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which ranks them 206th in the nation.

The Connecticut defense surrenders 34.5% from downtown (128 of 371) and their opposition knocks down 67.8% of their foul shots. They concede 9.9 assists and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 20th and 142nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Huskies defensively are ranked 65th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 64.8. They have forced 14.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the field (24th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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