Marquette at Butler odds, picks and predictions
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The Marquette Golden Eagles (17-3, 8-1 Big East) and Butler Bulldogs (9-11, 2-7) tussle in a Tuesday contest in Indianapolis. The opening tip from Hinkle Fieldhouse will be at 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's college basketball odds around the Marquette vs. Butlerodds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Marquette, tabbed ninth in the USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll, lost at Dayton Dec. 14. Since then, the Golden Eagles have gone 8-1, including 4-0 on the road. They head to Butler off a Friday home win against Villanova, winning 87-74 as 9.5-point favorites with the Over (142.5) hitting. G Stevie Mitchell scored 21 points, tying a career-high, while G Chase Ross added 18 as Marquette beat 'Nova for an eighth consecutive time.
Butler suffered 4 straight home losses, which were part of an overall 9-game losing streak from Dec. 7-Jan. 11. But the Bulldogs have won their last 2 home games, including its last outing -- an 86-69 win Saturday vs. DePaul as 6-point favorites with the Over (143.5) cashing. F Pierre Brooks II scored a career-high 29 points with 13 rebounds.
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Moneyline: Marquette -285 (bet $285 to win $100) | Butler +225 (bet $100 to win $225)
Marquette -285 (bet $285 to win $100) | Butler +225 (bet $100 to win $225) Against the spread (ATS): Marquette -6.5 (-115) | Butler +6.5 (-105)
Marquette -6.5 (-115) | Butler +6.5 (-105) Over/Under (O/U): 146.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Marquette at Butler picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 77, Butler 74
No interest. PASS.
Marquette's last 2 games have been solid -- wins and covers -- but the previous 4 games were not too impressive as they went 0-4 ATS and 3-1 straight up. It was the end of a 2-9 ATS run -- in which they were 8-3 SU.
Butler has played 7 Quad I games, going 5-2 ATS in those outings. That set of games includes Butler covering as a 14.5-point underdog in an 80-70 loss at Marquette Dec. 18.
Peg the Bulldogs as being enough of a danger for notching 3's and free throws to keep this battle within 2 possessions. TAKE BUTLER +6.5 (-115).
The Dec. 18 meeting tilted just past the 148.5 total to score an Over, and that snapped an Under streak of 5 in a row for the series.
This matchup sets up for an average pace and a game with plenty of turnover/transition buckets, 3's and a decent number of Butler throws from the charity stripe.
Butler averages 73.2 points per game, but 80.5 PPG over its last four.
BET OVER 146.5 (-115).
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