Providence vs Marquette 1/30/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Providence Friars meet in college hoops action from the Dunkin Donuts Center on Sunday afternoon.

The Marquette Golden Eagles will look to add to their 73-63 win over Seton Hall last time out. Justin Lewis leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 16.6 PPG and 8 RPG while Darryl Morsell has 13.4 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 6.4 APG as well this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 74.2 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three and 72.6% from the foul line while allowing 68.9 PPG on 40.2% shooting from the field and 30.9% from three this season.

The Providence Friars will be out to build on a 65-62 win over Xavier last time out. Al Durham leads the Friars in scoring with 13.8 PPG along with 3.1 APG while Nate Watson has 13.3 PPG with 5.9 RPG this year. A.J. Reeves has 10.7 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Providence so far this season. Noah Horchler has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 8.4 RPG to lead the Friars on the glass and Jared Bynum also has 9.4 and a team-leading 4.1 APG on the year for the Friars. As a team, Providence is averaging 70.2 points per game on 44.4% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three-point range and 73.4% from the foul line while allowing 64 points per game on 40.2% shooting from the field and 31.9% from three this season.

Marquette is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win. Providence is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall and 25-10 ATS in their last 35 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 7-3 in their last 10 games following a win.

I get the allure of backing the Golden Eagles after they stomped out the Friars in the first meeting, but that’s why I’m backing the Friars here. Providence’s playing some of the best basketball in the Big East this season and they just didn’t show up against Marquette in the first meeting. The Friars were humiliated in that game and I think they’ve zoned in on this game since then. I look for Providence to get a nice helping of revenge as they get the win and cover here.