Marquette vs Wisconsin 12/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) vs. Marquette Golden Eagles (6-2)
December 3, 2022 4:30 pm EDT
The Line: Marquette Golden Eagles -5.5 / Wisconsin Badgers +5.5; Over/Under: +135.5
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The Wisconsin Badgers and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Fiserv Forum on Saturday afternoon.
The Wisconsin Badgers will be out to bounce back from a 78-75 loss to Wake Forest last time out. Tyler Wahl leads the Badgers in scoring and rebounding with 14.4 PPG and 7.1 RPG while Chucky Hepburn has 11.6 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Badgers in the assist department. Connor Essegian also has 10 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Wisconsin up to this point in the year. As a team, Wisconsin is averaging 64.4 points per game on 38.3% shooting form the field, 36.2% from three point range and 74.8% from the foul line this season.
The Marquette Golden Eagles will look to add to their 96-70 beatdown win over Baylor last time out. Olivier-Maxence Prosper leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with 14.1 PPG and 5.4 RPG while David Joplin has 11.8 PPG with 3.8 RPG. Oso Ighodaro has 10.6 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG and 3.3 APG and Kam Jones has 14.1 PPG with 3.3 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Marquette up to this point in the year. Tyler Kolek also has 8.8 PPG with 4.8 RPG and a team-high 8.3 APG this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 82.3 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three and 70.8% from the foul line this season.
Wisconsin is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a winning home record and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games following an ATS loss. Marquette is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
I get the case to be made for either side in this one, but I’m leaning towards Marquette laying the points. I was really impressed with what I saw from Marquette in the Baylor game and I just don’t know if Wisconsin can keep up with Marquette if they push the pace like that. I think this game comes down to who dictates the pace and I think it’ll be Marquette. I’ll lay the points with the Golden Eagles here.
