Marquette Golden Eagles vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Providence Friars

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Providence Friars (7-6) will play the Marquette Golden Eagles (11-2) at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Xavier and walked away with a win by a score of 72-70 in their last contest. Marquette wrapped up the contest with a 49.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 59) and converted 7 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 7 of 11 tries for a rate of 63.6%. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected 27 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 16 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding the defense, Marquette allowed 46.2% from the field on 24 of 52 shooting. Xavier distributed 16 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Additionally, Xavier pulled down 26 boards (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Xavier finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 20 attempts. They made 6 out of their 19 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 20 while Xavier totaled 14 personal fouls.

Kameron Jones is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He shot 40.0% from the floor and recorded 8 assists. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 8 out of 20 shooting.

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Marquette enters this one with a win-loss mark of 11-2 on the season. They turn it over 9.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Marquette is collecting 33.9 rebounds per game and has earned 194 assists so far this year, which is 141st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are shooting 32.7% on 3-pointers (122 of 373) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.7 points per game (75th in the country) while going 46.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 15.9 turnovers per game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.6% on shots from distance while they are 86th in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.3). The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.3% (316 of 714) and they concede 33.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 296th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 196 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Providence Friars took a defeat with a final score of 72-70 when they played St. John's. In the matter of rebounding, Providence permitted St. John's to collect 34 overall (14 on the offensive side). They finished 16.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 out of 18 and ended up going 11 out of 26 from the free throw line (42.3%). The Friars allowed St. John's to bury 29 of 73 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 39.7% in the game. Overall, the Friars finished the game shooting 25 out of 52 from the field which had them shooting 48.1%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Providence made 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to bury 13 of those for a clip of 76.5%. St. John's was called for 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Friars to the free throw line for 17 shots. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 1 steal in this game. The Friars corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game.

Bensley Joseph pitched in for the Friars for the contest. He converted 7 of 13 for this game for a rate of 53.8%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the contest.

Providence has a record of 7-6 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Friars are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which is 261st in Division 1. Providence has earned 916 pts for the year (70.5 per contest) and they average 40.1 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.4 times per game (295th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. The Friars are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.4% from the free throw line.

The Friars are ranked 45th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 65.2. They have forced 9.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.3% from the floor (42nd in the country). The Providence defense gives up 29.4% on shots from distance (73 of 248) and their opponents are converting on 66.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 10.2 assists and 33.8 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 30th and 159th in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Providence and under the total points

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