UConn Huskies vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 3/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UConn Huskies vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Friday, March 10, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

The Marquette Golden Eagles (25-6) are welcoming the UConn Huskies (23-7) at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

The UConn Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against DePaul and took home the win by a score of 88-59 in their last game. UConn wrapped up the contest with a 54.7% field goal percentage (35 out of 64) and buried 10 of their 23 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Huskies converted 8 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 24 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to defense, UConn allowed the other team to shoot 35.0% from the floor on 21 of 60 shooting. DePaul recorded 5 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Furthermore, DePaul snagged 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. DePaul finished the game shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 16 attempts. They also made 5 out of their 15 shots from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Huskies walked away with 13 and DePaul had 13 fouls.

Adama Sanogo is someone who had an impact for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 78.6% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 23 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 26 points on 11 of 14 shooting.

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UConn heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 23-7 so far this year. They currently have an average of 79.2 points per outing (28th in the country) while hitting 45.9% from the floor. The Huskies are hitting 35.9% on three-point attempts (269 of 750) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a team, UConn is pulling in 39.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 521 dimes on the year, which is 17th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 44th in college basketball in points per game allowed (65.0). The Huskies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.0% (668 of 1,631) and they surrender 30.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 5th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 269 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles got the victory with a final of 96-94 when they played St. John's. When discussing rebounding, Marquette allowed St. John's to collect 36 in total (10 offensive). They shot 50.0% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 20 and finished the game at 16 out of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Golden Eagles allowed St. John's to make 34 out of 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 53.1% for the contest. Overall, the Golden Eagles shot 32 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Marquette buried 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. St. John's had 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They gave up possession 8 times, while earning 13 steals in the game. The Golden Eagles were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this matchup.

Kameron Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He racked up 23 points in his 30 mins of playing time and added 2 dimes in the game. He converted 8 out of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Marquette has a win-loss record of 25-6 this season. The Golden Eagles commit 16.1 fouls per game and they hit 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 18.0 times per contest (4th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest. Marquette has tallied 2,511 pts this year (81.0 per contest) and they pull down 31.5 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 49.5% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in Division 1.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 220th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.3. They are able to force 16.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (291st in college basketball). The Marquette defense surrenders 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (239 of 666) and opponents are making 70.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 15.4 dimes and 34.8 boards every game, which ranks them 339th and 228th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marquette

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