Villanova Wildcats vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: fuboTV

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Marquette Golden Eagles (17-5) will meet the Villanova Wildcats (10-11) on Wednesday.

The Villanova Wildcats took the court against Providence and took a loss by a score of 70-65 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 12 and Providence finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 18 tries from 3-point land. Providence finished shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 8 tries. Additionally, Providence totaled 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Providence doled out 19 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. In regard to the defense, Villanova let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 28 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 11 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Villanova finished the game having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (24 of 56) and buried 6 out of their 23 three-point shots.

Cam Whitmore is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He saw the court for 33 minutes and grabbed 9 boards. He racked up 21 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks Today

Villanova will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 10-11 this year. They have an average of 70.4 points per contest (208th in D-1) while hitting 43.7% from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 33.2% on 3-pointers (181 of 546) and 83.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Villanova is grabbing 31.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 236 dimes for the year, which ranks 336th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.5 times per game and as a team are committing 15.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats have forced 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.9% on three-point shots and they are 161st in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.5). The Wildcats defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (519 of 1,170) and they concede 33.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 280th in D-1 in giving up assists with 311 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles went home victorious with a score of 89-69 against DePaul. The Golden Eagles collected 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup. They coughed it up 10 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. DePaul had 15 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 50.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Marquette converted 15 of 36 tries (41.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Eagles shot 34 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.0%. The Golden Eagles allowed DePaul to make 25 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.6% in the matchup. They shot 39.1% from distance by connecting on 9 of 23 and finished the game at 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). When discussing team rebounding, Marquette permitted DePaul to snag 23 in all (4 offensive).

David Joplin was important for the Golden Eagles in the matchup. He made 10 of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 71.4%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 28 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the matchup.

Marquette has a mark of 17-5 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 50.5% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in college basketball. Marquette has totaled 1,817 pts for the year (82.6 per contest) and they average 32.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.4 times per contest (5th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per game. The Golden Eagles have committed 16.4 fouls every game and they hit 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 226th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 70.9. They have forced 16.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (259th in Division 1). The Marquette defense concedes 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (162 of 475) and their opposition makes 68.6% of their foul shots. They give up 15.0 dimes and 35.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 333rd and 235th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Villanova

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here