Marquette Golden Eagles vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs UConn Huskies

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: XL Center in Hartford, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (19-5) are on their way to XL Center on Saturday where they will meet the UConn Huskies (23-2).

The Marquette Golden Eagles took the court against Butler and notched a win by a score of 78-72 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles left the arena with 19 and Butler racked up 14 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 25 tries from long range. Butler ended up going 78.9% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 19 tries. Additionally, Butler had 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Butler dished out 18 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Marquette allowed 40.0% from the floor on 24 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 11 of their 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. Marquette ended the game with a 47.7% field goal percentage (31 of 65) and made 5 out of their 12 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tyler Kolek is a player who was a factor for the game. He recorded 27 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and also collected 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 47.6% from the field and also earned 5 dimes.

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Marquette will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-5 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Marquette is collecting 33.3 rebounds per contest and has 396 dimes this year, which has them ranked 39th in the nation in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 35.0% from downtown (213 of 609) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.8 points per game (68th in Division 1) on 47.9% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 15.5 turnovers every game and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 259th in D-1 in giving up assists with 336 surrendered so far this year. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.4% (583 of 1,375) and they concede 34.7 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 33.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 89th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (68.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the UConn Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 101-65 when they played DePaul. The Huskies snagged 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game. They gave up possession 7 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. DePaul earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 72.7%. When talking about shots from distance, UConn made 13 of 28 tries (46.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Huskies went 36 for 64 from the floor which had them shooting 56.3%. The Huskies permitted DePaul to make 22 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them at 40.7% in this contest. They shot 30.0% from distance by connecting on 6 of 20 and finished the contest at 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). In regard to rebounding, UConn allowed DePaul to collect 21 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Alex Karaban ended up being a major contributor for the Huskies for the contest. He recorded 21 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for this game. He made 6 out of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

UConn has a win-loss record of 23-2 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Huskies are shooting 50.1% from the floor, which is ranked 6th in the nation. UConn has accounted for 2,051 pts this year (82.0 per contest) and they pull in 38.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.0 times per game (9th in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.2 times per contest. The Huskies have committed 16.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 17th in college basketball in points given up per game with 64.1. They have forced 11.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (18th in college hoops). The UConn defense concedes 32.0% on 3-point shots (142 of 444) and their opposition makes 70.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.5 assists and 29.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 18th and 7th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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