Marquette Golden Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 3/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Marquette (+4)

The North Carolina Tar Heels (24-9) will go up against the Marquette Golden Eagles (19-12) at Dickies Arena on Thursday. Marquette opens as 4-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 151.5.

The Marquette Golden Eagles took the court against Creighton and took a loss by a score of 74-63 in their last contest. Marquette walked away from the game having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 58) and buried 9 out of their 28 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 8 of their 8 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 22 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 dimes in the game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Marquette let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. Creighton recorded 14 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Creighton snagged 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Creighton finished the contest at 78.6% from the free throw line by making 11 of 14 attempts. They buried 7 of 17 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 14 and Creighton accumulated 12 fouls.

Justin Lewis is a guy who came through in the matchup. He accumulated 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. He shot 42.9% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Marquette enters this one with a record of 19-12 so far this season. They currently have an average of 74.4 points per outing (89th in the nation) while shooting 45.3% from the field. The Golden Eagles are shooting 34.7% on three-point attempts (267 of 769) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marquette is grabbing 34.7 boards per game and has tallied 496 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 38th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.5 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers every game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They give up 31.7% on 3-point shots and they are 228th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (70.9). The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.0% (790 of 1,925) and they surrender 39.0 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 274th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 434 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels went home defeated by a final of 72-59 against Virginia Tech. Concerning how they attacked the glass, North Carolina allowed Virginia Tech to get 32 overall (5 offensive). They went 45.0% from three-point range by going 9 of 20 and ended up going 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Tar Heels permitted Virginia Tech to make 25 of their 57 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.9% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Tar Heels finished shooting 22 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.7%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, North Carolina made 3 out of 26 attempts (11.5%). They were able to bury 12 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. Virginia Tech was called for 15 fouls for this contest which took the Tar Heels to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Tar Heels were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for this game.

Armando Bacot pitched in for the Tar Heels in the game. He converted 9 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 90.0%, and tallied 14 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this contest.

North Carolina has a win-loss mark of 24-9 on the campaign. The Tar Heels commit 14.4 personal fouls per game and they go 77.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per contest (60th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest. North Carolina has accumulated 2,558 points this year (77.5 per contest) and they grab 39.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Tar Heels are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which is 103rd in college hoops.

The North Carolina defense allows 34.9% on 3-point attempts (264 of 756) and opponents are making 73.7% of their foul shots. They concede 12.9 assists and 32.1 rebounds every game, which is 206th and 55th in the nation. The Tar Heels are ranked 253rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.7. They have forced 10.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (197th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina (-4)

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