The No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles (19-5, 11-2 Big East) look to take down the No. 21 UConn Huskies (18-6, 7-6) in Hartford Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Marquette vs. UConn odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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This is a rematch of an 82-76 win for Marquette, which was a 2-point home underdog Jan. 11.
UConn opened the season 14-0 but has gone 4-6 since — though the Huskies enter on a 2-game win streak. If the Huskies lose this one, expect them to drop out of the Top 25. They had risen as high as No. 2 during their hot start.
The Golden Eagles are on a 5-game win streak, last losing Jan. 15 at Xavier 80-76 as 3-point underdogs. Marquette averages 81.3 points per game (PPG), which ranks 19th nationally (per Covers.com), while also shooting 50.0% from the field to rank 4th.
UConn scores 79.3 PPG to rank 30th. A high-scoring game between 2 of the best offenses in the country will be on display Tuesday as these teams jockey for position heading into the final stretch.
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Marquette at UConn odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:01 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Marquette +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | UConn -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Marquette +4.5 (-115) | UConn -4.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 147.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Marquette at UConn picks and predictions
Prediction
UConn 80, Marquette 77
Moneyline
PASS on the ML in favor of the spread (below).
Marquette (+150) has a good chance to win against an up-and-down UConn team. The Golden Eagles have won 5 in a row and are on a better path in recent games than the Huskies. If you want to go for a better payoff, I can see backing the +150 (plus-money) ML, but I’m going to play it safe and take the points with the spread below.
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Against the spread
MARQUETTE +4.5 (-115) is the play.
The Golden Eagles have been good at coming back from defeats in recent games. In their last 6 outings following an ATS loss, they’ve covered the spread in 5 of them. The Golden Eagles are also 9-2 ATS overall in their last 11 games.
UConn is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games following a win and is also 0-5 ATS in its last 5 against teams with win percentages over .600.
UConn giving 4.5 points to Marquette is too many.
Over/Under
BACK OVER 147.5 (-110).
With both teams averaging more than 79.3 PPG, this seems like an easy play to make. On top of the scoring numbers, UConn games have gone Over in 9 of its last 11 on Tuesdays and Marquette Tuesday games have gone Over in 14 out of its last 17.
Both teams play games Over the posted totals and 147.5 is too low in this one. As long as the line remains under 150, I like the Over bet.
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