The Villanova Wildcats (18-14) square off against the Marquette Golden Eagles (23-8) in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night. Tip from Madison Square Garden in New York is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Villanova vs. Marquette odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Villanova snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 58-57 win over the DePaul Blue Demons on Wednesday while failing to cover as a 24.5-point favorite. F Eric Dixon'scored a game-high 21 points as the Wildcats saw only 9 points from their bench while the team shot 42.3% from the field.
Marquette snapped a 2-game losing streak with an 86-80 win over Xavier on Saturday while covering as a 3.5-point road favorite. G Kameron Jones scored a game-high 30 points while F'Oso Ighodaro'added 24. The Golden Eagles shot 56.9% from the field in the win.
Marquette is No. 10 in the .