Wisconsin Badgers vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Wisconsin Badgers (8-1) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Saturday where they will play the Marquette Golden Eagles (8-1).

The Wisconsin Badgers stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-64 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Badgers ended up walking away with 18 while Michigan recorded 17 fouls. They made 6 out of their 25 attempts from three-point range. Michigan finished shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 21 tries. In addition, Michigan pulled down 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Michigan earned 16 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 39.0% from the field on 23 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 8 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Badgers buried 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. Wisconsin finished the game with a 34.4% field goal percentage (22 out of 64) and knocked down 6 of their 27 three-point shots.

John Tonje is someone who came through for the contest. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played for 30 mins played and snagged 3 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Wisconsin comes into this contest with a mark of 8-1 so far this season. They turn it over 9.3 times per game and as a team they commit 18.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Wisconsin is grabbing 36.4 boards per game and has 132 assists for the campaign, which ranks 117th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Badgers are shooting 34.3% on three-point attempts (81 of 236) and 85.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 82.9 pts per game (56th in the country) while connecting on 45.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Badgers are able to force 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They relinquish 29.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 136th in the country in PPG allowed (69.0). The Badgers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.9% (221 of 540) and they surrender 34.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are 89th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 94 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a loss by a score of 81-70 against Iowa State. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Marquette permitted Iowa State to grab 34 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 15 and finished the contest at 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Golden Eagles allowed Iowa State to bury 30 of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.8% in the game. When all was said and done, the Golden Eagles went 27 for 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. Regarding shooting from distance, Marquette buried 11 of 31 tries (35.5%). They were able to make 5 of them for a rate of 50.0%. Iowa State committed 14 fouls for the game which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Golden Eagles were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the game.

Royce Parham ended up being important for the Golden Eagles in this contest. He had 17 points in his 23 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 7 of 12 in this game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Marquette has a win-loss mark of 8-1 so far this season. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per game (86th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 9.9 times per game. Marquette has accounted for 746 pts for the year (82.9 per contest) and they snag 34.7 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which is 87th in college hoops.

The Marquette defense surrenders 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (62 of 202) and their opposition knocks down 69.0% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.7 assists and 34.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 291st and 169th in those defensive categories. The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 63rd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 65.6. They are forcing 17.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (197th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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