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Xavier Musketeers @ Marquette Golden Eagles

Current Records: Xavier 11-7, Marquette 15-2

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
  • Where: Fiserv Forum -- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • TV: FOX
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Ticket Cost: $39.90

What to Know

We've got another exciting Big East matchup on schedule as the Marquette Golden Eagles and the Xavier Musketeers are set to tip at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Fiserv Forum. The Golden Eagles will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak alive.

On Tuesday, Marquette needed a bit of extra time to put away DePaul. They skirted past the Blue Demons 85-83. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marquette to victory, but perhaps none more so than David Joplin, who went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points plus two steals and two blocks. Those seven threes gave Joplin a new career-high. Kam Jones was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 assists.

Marquette was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Xavier beat Villanova 69-63 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Musketeers.

Ryan Conwell was nothing short of spectacular: he went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points plus two steals.

Marquette's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Xavier, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Marquette hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 80.3 points per game. However, it's not like Xavier struggles in that department as they've been averaging 78.3. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Looking ahead, Marquette is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 9.5 points. This contest will be their seventh straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 1-5 against the spread).

Odds

Marquette is a big 9.5-point favorite against Xavier, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 9.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 149.5 points.

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Series History

Marquette has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Xavier.

  • Dec 21, 2024 - Marquette 72 vs. Xavier 70
  • Mar 09, 2024 - Marquette 86 vs. Xavier 80
  • Feb 25, 2024 - Marquette 88 vs. Xavier 64
  • Mar 11, 2023 - Marquette 65 vs. Xavier 51
  • Feb 15, 2023 - Marquette 69 vs. Xavier 68
  • Jan 15, 2023 - Xavier 80 vs. Marquette 76
  • Jan 23, 2022 - Marquette 75 vs. Xavier 64
  • Dec 18, 2021 - Xavier 80 vs. Marquette 71
  • Mar 06, 2021 - Marquette 66 vs. Xavier 59
  • Dec 20, 2020 - Xavier 91 vs. Marquette 88