Marquette Golden Eagles vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 3/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Peacock

The Xavier Musketeers (21-10) will try to beat the Marquette Golden Eagles (22-9) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against St. John's and took a loss by a score of 86-84 in their last contest. Marquette finished the contest having earned a 43.7% FG percentage (31 out of 71) and made 10 out of their 29 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 12 of 22 tries for a rate of 54.5%. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing defense, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 33 of 74 shooting. St. John's earned 18 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Additionally, St. John's totaled 42 boards (17 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. St. John's finished the contest at 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 15 of their 21 shots. They also knocked down 5 of their 23 tries from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 17 and St. John's totaled 18 fouls.

Kameron Jones is someone who was a factor for the game. He ended up going 46.7% from the floor and dished out 7 assists. He saw the court for 44 mins and also collected 9 rebounds. He accumulated 32 points on 14 out of 30 shooting.

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Marquette will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 22-9 on the campaign. They are turning it over 9.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Marquette is pulling down 34.3 rebounds per game and has earned 435 assists this season, which is 177th in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are hitting 32.5% on shots from downtown (290 of 893) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.9 points per outing (96th in the country) while connecting on 44.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles have forced 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 14.6 fouls. They are giving up 31.3% on 3-point attempts and they rank 57th in the nation in points per game allowed (67.6). The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (751 of 1,734) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 284th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 453 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Xavier Musketeers walked away with a victory by a final of 76-68 when they faced Providence. The Musketeers were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this game. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. Providence had 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 81.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Xavier converted 7 of their 20 attempts (35.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Musketeers shot 26 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8%. The Musketeers permitted Providence to bury 26 of their 54 attempts from the field which had them at 48.1% for this game. They finished 50.0% from distance by going 12 out of 24 and ended up shooting 4 of 11 from the free throw line (36.4%). In relation to team rebounding, Xavier allowed Providence to collect 28 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Zach Freemantle ended up having an impact for the Musketeers for the matchup. He scored 25 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for the contest. He converted 11 of 16 for this contest for a field goal rate of 68.8%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Xavier has a mark of 21-10 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Musketeers are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 91st in the nation. Xavier has earned 2,410 pts on the season (77.7 per contest) and they average 33.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.0 times per game (18th in college) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. The Musketeers commit 15.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Xavier defense allows 33.4% on 3-point shots (221 of 661) and opponents are knocking down 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 14.5 assists and 32.5 total rebounds per game, which is 292nd and 69th in those defensive categories. The Musketeers on defense are ranked 128th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 70.3. They have forced 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (211th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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