Connecticut vs Marquette 2/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Marquette Golden Eagles (16-7) vs. Connecticut Huskies (15-6)
February 8, 2022 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Connecticut Huskies -7 / Marquette Golden Eagles +7; Over/Under: -144.5
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The Marquette Golden Eagles and the UConn Huksies meet in college basketball action from the XL Center on Tuesday night.
The Marquette Golden Eagles will look to build on an 83-73 win over Villanova last time out. Justin Lewis leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 16.6 PPG and 7.9 RPG while Darryl Morsell has 13.5 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Marquette so far this season. Tyler Kolek also leads Marquette in assists with a team-high 6.1 APG as well this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 74.1 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three and 73.9% from the foul line while allowing 68.9 PPG on 40% shooting from the field and 30.8% from three this season.
The UConn Huskies will look to rebound from back-to-back losses after an 85-74 loss to Villanova in their last game. R.J. Cole leads UConn in scoring with 16.4 PPG as well as in assists with 4.5 APG while Adama Sanogo has 14.9 PPG with 8.1 RPG. Tyrese Martin has 13.2 PPG and 6.2 RPG to make up the scoring in double figures for UConn so far this season while Tyler Polley has 8 PPG and Andre Jackson has 7.6 RPG as well this season. As a team, UConn is averaging 78 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three and 75% from the foul line while allowing 64.8 PPG on 39.4% shooting from the field and 34.5% from three this season.
Marquette is 9-0 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a win. UConn is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Tuesday games and 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 home games against a team with a road winning percentage above .600 while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a loss.
I get the case to be made either way here but while UConn’s been good so far this season. Marquette’s simply on a tear right now and this line isn’t showing the Golden Eagles nearly enough respect for how far Shaka Smart’s got this team. I think the Huskies could end up winning here, I think Marquette is capable of keeping this one within the number.
