Marquette Golden Eagles vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Villanova Wildcats (11-9) will go up against the Marquette Golden Eagles (15-5) at Finneran Pavilion on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles took the court against Seton Hall and walked away with a win by a score of 75-57 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 11 and Seton Hall finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also made 3 of their 16 shots from 3-point land. Seton Hall finished the game shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of 12 shots. Furthermore, Seton Hall snagged 31 boards (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Seton Hall earned 12 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With regard to defending, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 21 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes in the game while creating 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 7 of 12 shots for a percentage of 58.3%. Marquette ended with a 51.7% field goal percentage (30 out of 58) and made 8 out of their 18 3-pointers.

Oso Ighodaro is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He totaled 21 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and grabbed 7 boards. He shot 52.6% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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Marquette enters this matchup with a record of 15-5 this year. They average 77.5 pts per contest (94th in the country) while shooting 47.1% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are hitting 32.9% on 3-point shots (170 of 517) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Marquette is pulling in 33.2 rebounds per game and has 327 assists so far this year, which is 42nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 16.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.3% on 3-point shots while they are 89th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (67.6). The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.7% (484 of 1,133) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per game as a unit. They are 237th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 275 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Villanova Wildcats took a loss by a score of 88-81 against Butler. Concerning team rebounding, Villanova allowed Butler to collect 37 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 31.0% from distance by going 9 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 22 from the charity stripe (77.3%). The Wildcats allowed Butler to knock down 31 of 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.1% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Wildcats ended up going 34 out of 71 from the field which had them shooting 47.9%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Villanova made 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to knock down 6 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Butler was called for 12 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 9 tries. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Wildcats corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this game.

Eric Dixon ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this matchup. He made 11 out of 18 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and had 6 rebounds. He recorded 28 points in his 44 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this contest.

Villanova has a mark of 11-9 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are hitting on 42.4% from the floor, which ranks them 294th in the nation. Villanova has accounted for 1,458 pts this year (72.9 per game) and they average 36.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.1 times per game (278th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. The Wildcats commit 15.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 81.2% from the charity stripe.

The Villanova defense gives up 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (155 of 467) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.1 assists and 34.2 rebounds every game, ranking them 201st and 144th in college basketball. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 89th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 67.6. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (109th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marquette

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