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Marquette Golden Eagles392968
Villanova Wildcats442266
NCAAB · Marquette Golden Eagles at Villanova Wildcats

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Marquette Golden Eagles vs Villanova Wildcats Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: Finneran Pavilion — Villanova, PA

Article updated Dec 30, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Marquette is on the road playing Villanova at the Finneran Pavilion stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 2:00pm EST. Marquette -1 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Marquette is on the road playing Villanova at the Finneran Pavilion stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 2:00pm EST. Marquette -1 was the opening favorite and current line is Villanova -3.

Marquette Highlights

With a power ranking of 161, Marquette is ranked #25 in offense (scoring an average of 82.43 per game), #224 in defense (allowing an average of 70.21 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-4 (8-5-1 ATS) this season.

Villanova Highlights

Villanova Wildcats has a power ranking of 29 and are #192 for offense (scoring an average of 71.58 per game), #141 for defense (giving up an average of 70.21 points per game) and 7-6 (5-8 ATS) overall. Marquette went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Villanova.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MARQ 75.25, VILLA 69.25. 52% of SportsJaw users predict Marquette Golden Eagles to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Villanova will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Golden Eagles 77 to Wildcats 82.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Golden Eagles 77 to Wildcats 82.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Golden Eagles vs Wildcats archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Golden Eagles vs Wildcats matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Marquette Golden Eagles-105 → +130Moved
  • Moneyline · Villanova Wildcats-105 → -150Moved
  • Spread · Marquette Golden Eagles-1 (-110) → +3 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Villanova Wildcats+1 (-110) → -3 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over147.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under147.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Marquette Golden Eagles
12-20 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Villanova Wildcats
24-8 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-31T03:14:44.868Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-02Villanova Wildcats 73 · Marquette Golden Eagles 83
  • 2022-01-19Marquette Golden Eagles 57 · Villanova Wildcats 54
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Marquette Golden Eagles defeated Villanova Wildcats 68-66

Marquette Golden Eagles defeated Villanova Wildcats 68-66 on December 31, 2022, a 2-point decision in the series. Marquette Golden Eagles' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 29-22. Against SportsJaw's recorded Marquette Golden Eagles +3 (-110) spread, Marquette Golden Eagles covered, while the 134 combined points finished under the recorded total of 144.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MickeytTotal · Under 147.5 (-110)Win
  • FreePickCapperMoneyline · Marquette Golden Eagles -105Win
  • CoolioSpread · Villanova Wildcats -2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 144.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Villanova Wildcats -2.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 144.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Marquette Golden Eagles +2.5 (-110)Win
  • FreePickCapperSpread · Marquette Golden Eagles +2.75 (-110)Win