The UConn Huskies face the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Big East Tournament final, as we make the best Marquette vs. UConn prediction based on the best college basketball odds.
The UConn Huskies and Marquette Golden Eagles met twice this season with the Huskies coming away victorious in both matchups. They won 81-53 at home, then they went on the road on March 6 and defeated the Golden Eagles 74-67.
Interestingly, the Golden Eagles were without Tyler Kolek for their closer defeat. In the 28-point loss, he played 35 minutes. He will not be on the court tonight against UConn, who sit atop the March Madness odds and Final Four odds.
As part of our college basketball player props and best bets for Saturday, here is our best Marquette vs. UConn prediction and our college basketball picks for the Big East Tournament Championship (odds via our best March Madness betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Marquette vs. UConn prediction
Best odds: +205 via DraftKings
Donovan Clingan has pulled down at least 10 rebounds in each of his previous two games against the Golden Eagles. Based on how tonight's game should go, there is no reason to think he won't have similar success.
The Golden Eagles rank 224th in the country in rebounds allowed per game, allowing 35.5 per contest. They are one of the best shooting teams in the country, but the Huskies are sixth in the nation in opponent shooting percentage. Without Kolek, who averages 7.6 assists per game and shoots 48.6% from the field, the Golden Eagles' offense won't operate as smoothly as it has in the past.
The total for the standard rebounding prop for Clingan is set at 7.5. While we're very confident he will hit that number, the price is between -130 and -139 at our best sports betting sites offering the Over right now. The -139 odds imply a 58.16% chance of Clingan pulling down at least eight boards, according to our odds calculator. DraftKings is implying he has just a 32.79% of pulling down two more with a $10 bet leading to a $20.50 profit. In this matchup, we will gladly take the risk.
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Marquette vs. UConn best odds
| DraftKings | FanDuel | BetMGM | Caesars | bet365 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 9.5 rebounds | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| +205 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
At the time of writing, DraftKings is the only one of our best sports betting apps offering this alt-line. Caesars is offering a price of -139 for Clingan to go over 7.5 rebounds, but we'd stay away from that, as he is only averaging 6.9 rebounds per game. We recommend a low-risk, high-reward play rather than a high-risk, low-reward play.
Additionally, don't take a number higher than 10 for this prop, and don't take a price lower than +200.
Marquette vs. UConn odds
Marquette vs. UConn odds analysis
The Huskies opened as 8.5-point favorites. The line has either stayed there or moved to 9 across our best sports betting sites. Though the Golden Eagles only lost by seven in the last meeting between these two teams, the result of the game was never in doubt, as the Huskies held a large lead for the entire contest. Because of that, this spre ad will continue to climb.
The total opened at 141.5, and it's stayed there at all of our best sportsbooks except for bet365, where it dropped to 141. Both previous meetings between these two teams ended with 141 or fewer points. Considering these teams are each on their third game in as many days, this number should drop. If it goes up, take the under.
Marquette vs. UConn game info
- When: Saturday, March 16
- Tip-off: 6:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
- How to watch: FOX
Marquette-UConn prediction made Saturday at 7:59 a.m. ET.
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