The No. 9 Marquette Golden Eagles (10-2, 1-0 Big East) hit the road in Big East action against the Xavier Musketeers (8-4, 0-1 Big East) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET. The Golden Eagles are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 154.5.
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Marquette Cover -5.5 vs Xavier -110
Marquette vs. Xavier betting lines
- Marquette moneyline odds to win: -225
- Xavier moneyline odds to win: +185
- Spread: Marquette (-5.5)
- Total: 154.5
Marquette statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- Marquette covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games last season. Marquette covered 11 times in 16 opportunities at home, and it covered six times in 12 opportunities on the road.
- The Golden Eagles went over the total more often at home last year, hitting the over in seven of 16 home matchups (43.8%). In road games, they hit the over in five of 12 games (41.7%).
- As a moneyline favorite, Marquette won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.929) compared to away games (.571) last season.
Last season stats
- Offensively, the Golden Eagles were the 62nd-ranked squad in the country (78.1 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were 105th (69.8 points allowed per game).
- Marquette was 292nd in college basketball in rebounds per game (30.3) and 263rd in rebounds allowed (32.9) last year.
- With 15.9 assists per game last year, the Golden Eagles were 33rd in college basketball.
Marquette betting records this season
- ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 1-2-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
- O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 1-2-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 0-1)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.6 (124th in nation) | 44.1 (236th) | 31.2 (271st) | 30.2 (134th) | 14.8 (135th) | 8.8 (10th) |
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Xavier statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- Last year, Xavier was 9-8-1 at home against the spread (.500 winning percentage). Away, it was 5-6-0 ATS (.455).
- Musketeers games finished above the over/under 55.6% of the time at home (10 of 18) last year, and 63.6% of the time on the road (seven of 11).
- The Musketeers, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (1-4) than away (1-8) last season.
Last season stats
- The Musketeers were 102nd in the country last year with 75.9 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 263rd with 74.6 points allowed per game.
- Xavier was 77th in the nation with 34.2 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 263rd with 32.9 rebounds allowed per contest.
- Last year the Musketeers ranked 26th in college basketball in assists, averaging 16.2 per game.
Xavier betting records this season
- ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
- O-U-P: 4-8-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-0 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.0 (97th in nation) | 42.2 (137th) | 32.3 (229th) | 28.9 (76th) | 17.6 (28th) | 11.0 (131st) |
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