A key college basketball betting odds battle sees the away Marquette Golden Eagles taking on the Villanova Wildcats Thursday.
Marquette Golden Eagles vs Villanova Wildcats Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Villanova Wildcats are 27-4 so far on the season, and 19-11-1 ATS vs the number. The Marquette Golden Eagles, meanwhile, are 19-12 and 15-15 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Villanova go 21-10 and the Marquette Golden Eagles go 18-12 on betting totals.
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Villanova Wildcats at No. 3 and the Marquette Golden Eagles at No. 87 heading into this college basketball betting matchup.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Villanova's No. 1-ranked offense, averaging 87.19 PPG, against a Golden Eagles defense that ranks No. 231 at 77.97 PPG. The Wildcats field goal percentage has averaged 50.55% so far, more than the Golden Eagles marksmen have achieved on the year, 47.52% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Golden Eagles got 25 points from Andrew Rowsey as Marquette ran past DePaul 72-69 on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
Villanova cruised to victory on Saturday, running Georgetown University out of the gym and running up a 97-73 score at Wells Fargo Center-PA.
- Marquette is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- Marquette is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Marquette's last 8 games
- Marquette is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Villanova
- Villanova is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Villanova's last 12 games
- Villanova is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Marquette
- Villanova is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Marquette
