Providence Friars vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Carbondale, IL

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is where the Marquette Golden Eagles (20-7) will try to defeat the Providence Friars (12-15) on Tuesday.

The Providence Friars faced Georgetown and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-72 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Friars ended up finishing with 22 and Georgetown totaled 18 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 23 attempts from distance. Georgetown finished shooting 82.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 28 attempts. Moreover, Georgetown collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Georgetown doled out 15 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. In terms of defending, Providence allowed 50.8% from the field on 30 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the contest while creating 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Friars buried 16 of 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Providence finished with a 37.1% FG percentage (23 out of 62) and knocked down 10 out of their 32 3-point attempts.

Bensley Joseph is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up shooting 47.1% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and totaled 6 boards. He scored 25 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Providence enters this one with a record of 12-15 for the campaign. They average 72.4 points per game (236th in the country) while going 44.5% from the field. The Friars are connecting on 36.1% on three-point attempts (257 of 711) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Providence is snagging 37.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 344 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 272nd in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Friars are forcing their opponents into 9.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.3 fouls. They surrender 32.2% on shots from distance while they are 175th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (71.6). The Friars are allowing a FG percentage of 42.3% (677 of 1,600) and they relinquish 33.2 boards per game as a team. They are 49th in the country in allowing assists with 316 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 81-66 when they faced Villanova. The Golden Eagles were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 2 steals in this contest. Villanova had 11 personal fouls in this contest which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 8 attempts. They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 100.0%. With regard to 3-point shots, Marquette made 10 of 30 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Golden Eagles shot 24 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 42.1%. The Golden Eagles allowed Villanova to convert 24 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3% for the contest. They finished 57.7% from 3-point land by shooting 15 of 26 and finished the contest at 18 out of 20 from the charity stripe (90.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Marquette permitted Villanova to get 29 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Zaide Lowery ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles in the game. He recorded 25 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 9 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 90.0%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Marquette has a record of 20-7 on the season. The Golden Eagles commit 15.7 fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (167th in college) and they cough up possession 9.0 times per contest. Marquette has totaled 2,077 pts on the campaign (76.9 per game) and they grab 34.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 221st in the nation.

The Marquette defense surrenders 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (194 of 606) and opponents are converting on 72.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.7 dimes and 35.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 308th and 241st in college. The Golden Eagles are ranked 60th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.6. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (209th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Providence

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