The Providence Friars and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Fiserv Forum. Providence is currently 14-4 overall this year. The Friars lost to Creighton in their last game. As for Marquette, they’re 14-5 on the season following a loss to Xavier on Sunday. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Providence Friars
Providence managed an 11-3 run through 14 games this year, losing to Miami-FL, Saint Louis and TCU. The Friars are 3-1 since then with wins over DePaul, UConn and St. John’s before a loss to Creighton.
On Saturday versus Creighton, Providence was behind 41-29 by the break. The Friars scored 38 points in the second half but couldn’t come back in a 73-67 defeat. Bryce Hopkins (20 points; 10 rebounds) and Ed Croswell (10 points; 10 rebounds) each doubled up.
Marquette Golden Eagles
Over on the Marquette side, they were 10-4 to start the year with losses to Purdue, Mississippi State, Wisconsin and Providence. The Eagles are 4-1 since then with wins over Villanova, St. John’s, Georgetown and UConn.
On Sunday versus Xavier, the Eagles took a 48-44 advantage into the second half. Marquette was outscored 36-28 from there and fell 80-76. Tyler Kolek was the team’s top scorer on 25 points with five assists.
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I’m going to take a stab on Marquette here. The Eagles had a bad second half in their last matchup versus Xavier on Sunday, however they’ve been playing great lately otherwise. Marquette is 5-1 in their last six games, with 68 or more points scored in each of those matchups. The last time these teams met up, Providence pulled off a 103-98 victory in double overtime at Dunkin’ Donuts Center. I like Marquette to regroup here and pull off the revenge cover/win. Should be a great matchup regardless, and a fun one to watch.