Xavier Musketeers vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FS1

The Marquette Golden Eagles (13-6) welcome the Xavier Musketeers (14-3) at Fiserv Forum on Sunday.

The Xavier Musketeers faced off with DePaul and took home the win by a score of 68-67 in their last game. Xavier ended the game with a 48.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 52) and made 8 of their 19 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Musketeers buried 10 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 11 steals. In reference to defending, Xavier allowed the other team to shoot 39.4% from the field on 26 of 66 shooting. DePaul earned 17 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Additionally, DePaul had 34 boards (15 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. DePaul shot 50.0% at the charity stripe by burying 4 of 8 tries. They also knocked down 11 of their 29 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Musketeers ended up with 9 and DePaul recorded 9 fouls.

Jack Nunge is someone who played a role in the matchup. He finished with 23 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played for 29 mins and collected 6 boards. He finished the contest at 70.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Xavier will take the court with a win-loss record of 14-3 for the season. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Xavier is grabbing 38.9 boards per game and has tallied 247 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 128th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Musketeers are shooting 34.0% on 3-point shots (131 of 385) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.1 points per game (104th in the country) while shooting 45.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Musketeers are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.0% from beyond the arc while they are 56th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.6). The Musketeers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.9% (406 of 1,017) and they relinquish 32.6 boards per game as a group. They rank 132nd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 198 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles got the victory with a final of 57-54 when they played Villanova. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Marquette allowed Villanova to collect 32 in total (6 offensive). They finished 25.0% from distance by going 6 out of 24 and ended up shooting 4 of 5 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Golden Eagles allowed Villanova to make 22 of 58 tries from the field which had them at 37.9% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Eagles went 21 for 51 from the field which had them sitting at 41.2%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Marquette converted 13 of 29 tries (44.8%). They were able to convert 2 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. Villanova committed 7 personal fouls for the contest which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 2 shots. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Golden Eagles recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest.

Justin Lewis ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles for the matchup. He recorded 21 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the game. He made 8 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Marquette has a record of 13-6 so far this season. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 139th in college basketball. Marquette has earned 1,410 points so far this season (74.2 per contest) and they collect 35.8 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.5 times per game (12th in the country) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Golden Eagles commit 17.7 fouls per game and they go 72.4% from the free throw line.

The Marquette defense surrenders 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (125 of 404) and their opponents are converting on 65.2% of their foul shots. They give up 13.5 assists and 39.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 245th and 345th in college hoops. The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 201st in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (73rd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Xavier

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