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The Marquette Golden Eagles (18-5, 13-9-1 ATS, 9-14 O/U) meet the Butler Bulldogs (16-8, 12-11 ATS, 13-8-2 O/U) in a Big East showdown on Tuesday evening. The Golden Eagles posted a home win against St. John’s on Saturday. The Bulldogs issued a home win against Providence in their previous bout.
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The Marquette Golden Eagles are climbing the conference standings. The squad has won seven consecutive games to improve to 9-3 in Big East play. Their last defeat was on January 10th against this Butler squad. Marquette beat Georgetown by a 91-57 score last week and extended the streak with an 86-75 home win against St. John’s on Saturday to cover the 7.5-point spread. The Golden Eagles have covered the spread in four of their last five games.
Tyler Kolek is capable of big numbers. The senior guard netted 32 points in a recent win against Villanova and scored 27 points on Saturday. He has delivered an average of 15.6 PPG on the season. Kam Jones has reached 20 points on three occasions in conference play. The junior guard has shot at least 50% in three of his last five clashes and has increased his season average to 14.5 PPG on 47% shooting. Oso Ighodaro has netted at least 15 points in thre e of his last five bouts. The senior forward is now averaging 14.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG.
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Marquette is ranked 10th in DI in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and climbed three spots to #4 in the most recent edition of the AP Top 25. Marquette is 5-3 on the road. They have scored at least 80 points in four of their last five games and are posting an average of 78.8 points, good for 70th. They are allowing an average of 68.8 points, placing them 81st.