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Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Xavier Musketeers
The fans at Cintas Center will be treated to a game between the Marquette Golden Eagles and the Xavier Musketeers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Eagles as -2.5-point favorites versus the Musketeers, while the game's total opened at 158.5.
Xavier was a 72-66 loser in its last match on the road against Bulldogs. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Marquette, they were a 74-67 loser as they battled Huskies at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +5-point underdog.
Marquette:
Team record: 22-8 SU,17-12-1 ATS
Marquette is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Marquette's last 13 games on the road
Marquette is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Xavier
Xavier:
Team record: 15-15 SU,15-14-1 ATS
Xavier is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Xavier is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
Xavier is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Marquette