Xavier vs Marquette Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 15 (Big East Rivals Battle in Exciting Shootout)
Xavier vs Marquette Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 15 (Big East Rivals Battle in Exciting Shootout)

Xavier vs Marquette Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
  • No. 12 Xavier (14-3, 6-0 Big East) vs. No. 25 M arquette (14-4, 6-1 Big East)
  • Date: Sunday, January 15, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Cintas Center — Cincinnati, Ohio

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Sunday with an exciting matchup between the No. 25 Marquette Golden Eagles and No. 12 Xavier Musketeers. Marquette is coming off a thrilling 82-76 win over UConn on Wednesday. Oso Ighodaro scored a team-high 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting.

Meanwhile, Xavier remains undefeated in Big East play thanks to a 90-87 win over Creighton on Wednesday. The Musketeers were led by Souley Boum, who racked up 26 points (9-of-18 shooting), 8 assists and 5 rebounds. Jack Nunge c hipped in with a solid double-double (15 points & 12 rebounds).

Xavier vs Marquette Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: XAVIER: (-166) | MARQ: (+138)
  • Spread: XAVIER: -3.5 (-110) | MARQ: +3.5 (-110)
  • Total: 162.5 — Over: (-114) | Under: (-106)

Xavier enters this contest as slight home favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 12 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 162.5 points, which is above average compared to Sunday's projected totals.

Xavier vs Marquette Betting Trends

  • Xavier has 10 wins in 17 games against the spread this season.
  • The Musketeers have an ATS record of 3-5 as 3.5-point favorites or greater.
  • Xavier has seen 13 of its 17 games go over the point total.
  • Marquette has 13 wins in 18 games against the spread this year.
  • The Golden Eagles have covered every time (3-0) as a 3.5-point underdog or more this year.
  • There have been 11 Marquette games (out of 18) that hit the over this year.
Xavier Rank Xavier AVG Marquette AVG Marquette Rank
8th 84.4 Points Scored 83.1 14th
319th 75.1 Points Allowed 71.3 246th
49th 35.4 Rebounds 29.1 317th
184th 8.8 Off. Rebounds 7.2 301st
181st 7.5 3pt Made 8.8 53rd
1st 21.1 Assists 18.4 7th
292nd 13.7 Turnovers 11.0 58th

  
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