Big East opponents meet when the No. 16 Marquette Golden Eagles (20-6, 11-4 Big East) visit the Villanova Wildcats (15-12, 8-8 Big East) at Wells Fargo Center, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, February 21, 2025. The Wildcats are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5 points.

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Marquette vs. Villanova betting lines

• Marquette moneyline odds to win: -133
• Villanova moneyline odds to win: +111
• Spread: Marquette (-1.5)
• Total: 141.5

Marquette statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Marquette has a better record against the spread in home games (7-8-0) than it does on the road (4-6-0).
• The Golden Eagles have exceeded the total more consistently at home, hitting the over in nine of 15 home matchups (60%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of 10 games (30%).
• As a moneyline favorite, Marquette has taken 13 of 15 games when playing at home, good for a .867 winning percentage. It has won five of six games away from home (.833) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• The Golden Eagles have seen a downturn in scoring recently, racking up 73.1 points per game in their last 10 contests, 4.2 points fewer than the 77.3 they’ve scored this season.
• Marquette’s defense has been more porous as of late, as the team has given up 68.2 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 67.1 points per game its opponents are averaging this season.
• The Golden Eagles are trending down from deep over their last 10 outings, making 8.9 threes per game and shooting 31.8% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 9.3 makes and 32.4% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Marquette betting records this season

• ATS Record: 12-14-0 (Home: 7-8-0; Away: 4-6-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 11-10-0 (As Favorite: 11-10-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
• O-U-P: 12-14-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 3-7-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 19-3 (Home: 13-2; Away: 5-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)

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Villanova statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Villanova has been better against the spread at home (9-6-0) than on the road (3-6-0) this year.
• Wildcats games have finished above the over/under 60% of the time at home (nine of 15), and 44.4% of the time away (four of nine).
• The Wildcats’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is 1.000 (2-0), and on the road it is .167 (1-5).

Recent trends

• The Wildcats have played worse offensively over their last 10 games, scoring 66.8 points per contest, 7.5 fewer points their than season average of 74.3.
• Villanova has played worse defensively over its past 10 games, giving up 68.4 points per contest, 0.5 more points than its season average of 67.9.
• The Wildcats are making 1.5 fewer three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games (8.1) compared to their season average (9.6), and they are delivering a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (36.5%) compared to their season mark (39.6%).

Villanova betting records this season

• ATS Record: 14-13-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 3-6-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 9-9-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
• O-U-P: 16-11-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 4-5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-6 (Home: 10-3; Away: 1-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-5)