Villanova vs Marquette Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Villanova vs Marquette prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Wednesday.

Villanova vs Marquette prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Wednesday, February 2


Villanova vs Marquette How To Watch

Date: Wednesday, February 2
Game Time: 10:00 ET
Venue: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
How To Watch: FS1
Record: Villanova (16-5), Marquette (15-7)
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Why Villanova Will Win

Stop the three, stop Marquette.

It’s not that the Golden Eagles can’t find other ways to score inside and on the move, but they’re all about hitting the outside shot going 9-0 when they make 38% or more of their threes – including nailing 45% in the 57-54 win over Villanova a few weeks ago.

That was an aberration.

Villanova is normally great at stopping the three – only six teams have been able to hit 38% or more. The Wildcats are 14-1 against teams that don’t get to 38%, and on the other side, they’re a whole lot better at making the three than they were in the first meeting.

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Why Marquette Will Win

Speaking of threes, you have to be able to hit them to keep up with Villanova.

Yeah, the Wildcats are usually outstanding at stopping the three, but you have to take them to make them, and Marquette will take them.

It’ll be a volume thing. The Golden Eagles jacked up 29 tries in the first meeting and hit a season-high 13. That’s sort of the deal with them here. They don’t get offensive rebounds, but if they can get to double-digit threes, they’re right there.

Marquette is 9-0 when hitting ten ore more from three, and 6-7 when it doesn’t. And …

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What’s Going To Happen

Villanova is 2-4 when allowing teams to hit nine or more from the outside. The Wildcats have been great in the three games since the loss to Marquette, but they also went against teams that weren’t able to connect from the outside well enough.

It’ll be another close, tough fight, but at home, Marquette will bust past the loss to Providence with a good enough shooting night to survive.

Villanova vs Marquette Prediction, Lines

Marquette 71, Villanova 67
Line: Villanova -4, o/u: 133.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 4

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Villanova vs Marquette Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

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Villanova vs Marquette Broadcast

Date: Wednesday, February 10
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: Finneran Pavillion, Villanova, PA
Network: FS1

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Why Marquette Will Win

The Golden Eagles aren’t winning, but they’re shooting well.

To have any hope against Villanova, you have to be able to hang shot for shot for long stretches. Marquette isn’t great from three, but it’s been terrific from the field hitting 46% or better in five of the last seven games, and it hit half of  its shots from three and 51% from the field in the first game against the Wildcats.

Marquette’s biggest issue overall is its turnovers – it gives up a ton of them. Fortunately, Villanova – for all of its positives – doesn’t guard a lick on the outside and doesn’t force enough mistakes to matter.

Why Villanova Will Win

Yeah, Marquette was hitting everything from the field in the first game against the Wildcats, and it lost 85-68.

Villanova isn’t doing anything easy, but it’s winning. It had a hard time in the 11-point loss to St. John’s – the shooting wasn’t there – but it’s incredible on the free throw line and there shouldn’t be a problem from the field. Marquette’s defense isn’t horrible, but it struggles stopping good shooting teams for long stretches.

Villanova hit 48% of its shots in the first meeting and was 14-of-16 on the free throw line. Marquette made 7-of-16 free throws, and …

What’s Going To Happen

That will be the difference again. Marquette has the ability to pull this off, but it hasn’t been able to make 70% of its free throws in three of the last four games, and that’s about to continue.

The two teams will be relatively even from the field, but Villanova will win on the line.

Villanova vs Marquette Prediction, Line

Villanova 79, Marquette 70
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Villanova -11, o/u: 139.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 3

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