Tonight features a handful of marquee college basketball games including the Big East tilt featuring Villanova (12-4, 5-4) and #10 Marquette (16-3, 7-1). It is their first of two meetings this season.
Eric Dixon scored 29 points in Nova’s 64-63 loss at home to Georgetown on Monday. Marquette rebounded from their first conference loss of the season last Saturday with a 76-59 win at Seton Hall. Kam Jones scored 19 in the win on 7-11 shooting. The Golden Eagles are 10-1 at home this season.
Marquette is 8-2 in their last 10 while Villanova is 6-4.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the opening tip, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
Game details & how to watch Wildcats at Golden Eagles
- Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
- Time: 7:00PM EST
- Site: Fiserv Forum
- City: Milwaukee, WI
- Network/Streaming: FS1
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Game odds for Wildcats at Golden Eagles
The latest odds as of Saturday courtesy of BetMGM:
- Odds: Villanova Wildcats (+375), Marquette Golden Eagles (-500)
- Spread: Golden Eagles -9.5
- Total: 144.5 points
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Expert picks & predictions for Villanova at Marquette
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NCAA calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, injuries, and the schedule.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Wildcats vs Golden Eagles Best Bets
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Wildcats & Golden Eagles game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Villanova at +9.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Game Total UNDER 144.5.
Wildcats vs Golden Eagles: Top betting trends and recent stats
- Marquette has two wins ATS in the Big East this season.
- Marquette is 3-5 to the OVER in the Big East this season.
- The Wildcats are 4-5 ATS in the Big East this season.
- Villanova is 5-4 to the OVER in the Big East this season.
- Villanova is 2-4 as an underdog this season.
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