Halftime Report
Villanova is on the street however wanting no worse for put on. They’ve jumped out to a fast 29-28 lead towards Marquette.
Villanova got here into the matchup with some additional motivation after the defeat they had been dealt the final time these two groups confronted off. We’ll see in the event that they’re in a position to flip the script or if it will simply be extra of the identical.
Who’s Taking part in
Villanova Wildcats @ Marquette Golden Eagles
Present Data: Villanova 17-14, Marquette 23-8
How To Watch
What to Know
The Villanova Wildcats and the Marquette Golden Eagles are set to conflict at 9:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Madison Sq. Backyard in a Massive East postseason contest. Villanova pulled off an upset win of their final outing, and are hoping to drag that off as soon as extra towards the 4.5-point favourite Golden Eagles.
After a 94-69 end the final time they performed, Villanova and DePaul determined to play a little bit extra cautiously this time round. In a good recreation that would have gone both manner, the Wildcats made off with a 58-57 victory over the Blue Demons.
Villanova’s success was the results of a balanced assault that noticed a number of gamers step up, however Justin Moore led the cost by scoring ten factors together with six rebounds. Eric Dixon was one other key contributor, nearly dropping a double-double on 21 factors and 9 rebounds.
In the meantime, the oddsmakers set the bar excessive, however Marquette and Xavier did not disappoint and broke previous the 159.5 level over/underneath on Saturday. The Golden Eagles got here out on prime towards the Musketeers by a rating of 86-80.
Marquette’s success was spearheaded by the efforts of Oso Ighodaro, who scored 24 factors together with 5 rebounds and three blocks, and Kam Jones, who shot 4-for-6 from past the arc and nearly dropped a double-double on 30 factors and 9 assists. As a matter of reality, that is essentially the most factors Ighodaro has scored all season. Much less useful for Marquette was David Joplin’s abysmal 0-5 three-point capturing.
The Wildcats’ victory bumped their file as much as 18-14. As for the Golden Eagles, they’ve been performing properly just lately as they’ve received 12 of their final 15 contests, which offered a pleasant bump to their 23-8 file this season.
Villanova got here up brief towards Marquette of their earlier matchup again in January, falling 85-80. An enormous think about that loss was the dominant efficiency of Marquette’s Tyler Kolek, who shot 5-for-8 from past the arc and nearly dropped a double-double on 32 factors and 9 assists. Now that Villanova is aware of the injury he may cause, will they be capable to cease him this time? Examine CBSSports.com after the match to seek out out.
Odds
Marquette is a 4.5-point favourite towards Villanova, in keeping with the most recent faculty basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had been proper in step with the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 4.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
The over/underneath is 142 factors.
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Collection Historical past
Marquette has received 7 out of their final 10 video games towards Villanova.
- Jan 30, 2024 – Marquette 85 vs. Villanova 80
- Jan 15, 2024 – Marquette 87 vs. Villanova 74
- Feb 01, 2023 – Marquette 73 vs. Villanova 64
- Dec 31, 2022 – Marquette 68 vs. Villanova 66
- Feb 02, 2022 – Marquette 83 vs. Villanova 73
- Jan 19, 2022 – Marquette 57 vs. Villanova 54
- Feb 10, 2021 – Villanova 96 vs. Marquette 64
- Dec 23, 2020 – Villanova 85 vs. Marquette 68
- Feb 12, 2020 – Villanova 72 vs. Marquette 71
- Jan 04, 2020 – Marquette 71 vs. Villanova 60
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