Marquette Golden Eagles vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 1/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Sunday, January 15, 2023

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Youtube TV

The Marquette Golden Eagles (14-4) are traveling to Cintas Center on Sunday where they will meet the Xavier Musketeers (14-3).

The Marquette Golden Eagles took the court against Connecticut and took home the win by a score of 82-76 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 15 and Connecticut accumulated 14 fouls. They buried 6 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. Connecticut went 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of 15 tries. Moreover, Connecticut collected 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Connecticut doled out 16 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In regard to defending, Marquette allowed the other team to go 48.3% from the floor on 29 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 21 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles buried 16 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Marquette wrapped up the game having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (30 of 59) and knocked down 6 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Oso Ighodaro is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up scoring 19 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He played 36 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up going 43.8% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Marquette enters this game with a win-loss mark of 14-4 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Marquette is collecting 32.8 boards per game and has accumulated 331 assists for the year, which has them ranked 5th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 35.3% on shots from downtown (159 of 450) and 70.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.1 points per outing (13th in D-1) while hitting 50.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles are able to force 16.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They are 335th in college hoops in giving up assists with 266 surrendered on the campaign. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (467 of 1,054) and they relinquish 35.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 34.4% from 3-point land while they are 247th in college basketball in points per game allowed (71.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Xavier Musketeers took home the win by a final score of 90-87 when they faced Creighton. The Musketeers were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. Creighton earned 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Musketeers to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Xavier converted 8 out of their 19 tries (42.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Musketeers shot 34 out of 68 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Musketeers permitted Creighton to knock down 32 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the game. They finished 43.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Xavier permitted Creighton to grab 29 in total (6 offensive).

Souley Boum ended up being a factor for the Musketeers in this game. He recorded 26 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 8 dimes for the game. He made 9 out of 18 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Xavier has a record of 14-3 on the year. The Musketeers commit 16.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 72.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.1 times per contest (1st in the country) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. Xavier has 1,435 pts for the year (84.4 per contest) and they average 37.9 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Musketeers are connecting on 51.0% from the field, which is 3rd in college basketball.

The Xavier defense gives up 36.7% on 3-point shots (133 of 362) and opponents are making 68.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 15.1 assists and 31.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 332nd and 57th in college hoops. The Musketeers on defense are ranked 321st in the country in points given up per game with 75.1. They have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (247th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Xavier

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