Villanova Wildcats vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Marquette Golden Eagles (16-3) will meet the Villanova Wildcats (12-8) on Friday.

The Villanova Wildcats took the court against Georgetown and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-63 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 13 and Georgetown had 13 fouls. They also made 10 of their 26 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Georgetown ended up shooting 92.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 13 tries. On top of that, Georgetown pulled down 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgetown recorded 14 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Villanova let their opponent shoot 36.2% from the field on 21 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 9 of 12 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Villanova wrapped up the contest with a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 out of 55) and converted 10 out of their 25 3-pointers.

Eric Dixon is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished 43.5% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and collected 6 rebounds. He finished with 29 points on 10 out of 23 shooting.

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Villanova enters this contest with a record of 12-8 this year. They are turning it over 10.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Villanova is pulling in 35.2 boards per game and has 268 dimes so far this year, which ranks 156th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 40.3% on three-point attempts (204 of 506) and 79.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.9 points per contest (124th in the country) while hitting 47.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats have forced 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They surrender 36.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 77th in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.8). The Wildcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (464 of 1,090) and they surrender 29.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 312th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 284 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles went home victorious with a score of 76-59 when they played Seton Hall. When talking about rebounding, Marquette allowed Seton Hall to snag 24 in all (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 9.1% from downtown by going 1 out of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Golden Eagles permitted Seton Hall to knock down 21 of 43 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Eagles shot 24 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Marquette converted 10 of their 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 72.0%. Seton Hall earned 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 18 steals for the contest. The Golden Eagles snagged 15 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this contest.

Kameron Jones ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He converted 7 of 11 for the game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists in this game.

Marquette has a mark of 16-3 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which is ranked 192nd in the country. Marquette has scored 1,498 pts so far this season (78.8 per contest) and they grab 34.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.6 times per contest (129th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls per game while shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Marquette defense surrenders 30.3% on three-point shots (129 of 426) and opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 35.1 total rebounds per game, which is 301st and 216th in those categories on the defensive end. The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 55th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (221st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Villanova

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