The No. 6 Marquette Golden Eagles (23-6, 15-3 Big East) and Butler Bulldogs (14-15, 6-12) meet Tuesday at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Marquette vs. Butler odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Golden Eagles swoop in on a 4-game win streak and have alternated non-covers and covers across their last 5 outings. Marquette failed to cover as a 14.5-point favorite in a 90-84 victory against DePaul Saturday as the Over (153.5) cashed.
The Bulldogs picked up a win at DePaul in their most recent game, too, edging the Blue Demons 59-58 at Wintrust Arena Wednesday. Butler has won 3 of the past 5 games while going 4-2 against the spread (ATS) in the previous 6 outings.
The Under has cashed in 8 straight games for Butler, including the 1st meeting with Marquette in Milwaukee on Feb. 4 as the Bulldogs covered as 15-point underdogs in a 60-62 setback.
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Marquette at Butler odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Marquette -370 (bet $370 to win $100) | Butler +270 (bet $100 to win $270)
- Against the spread (ATS): Marquette -7.5 (-115) | Butler +7.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Marquette at Butler picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 74, Butler 68
Moneyline
Marquette (-370) will cost you nearly 4 times your potential return, and that’s just too much risk for not enough reward. Even as part of a multi-team parlay, including the Golden Eagles sucks all of the value out of your ticket.
AVOID.
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Against the spread
BUTLER +7.5 (-105) covered in the first meeting on Feb. 4, and the Bulldogs have covered 2 of the past 3 as a ‘dog by 7 or more points — including a straight-up win at Xavier against a ranked opponent (69-67 on Feb. 10).
Marquette is just 1-3 ATS in the past 4 outings when favored by 6.5 or more points. The Golden Eagles are also 1-4 ATS in the past 5 following a straight-up victory.
Over/Under
UNDER 142.5 (-110) is the lean, go play a half-unit at best.
While the Over is 8-2 in the past 10 games for Marquette following a non-cover, the total trends for the Golden Eagles are rather mixed.
However, the trends strongly point to an Under for the Bulldogs. The Under is 18-7-1 in the past 26 games for Butler, while cashing in each of the past 5 at Hinkle. The Under is also 13-3-1 in the past 17 games against teams with a winning percentage greater than .600.
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