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Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Xavier Musketeers
The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Xavier Musketeers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Eagles as -3-point favorites versus the Musketeers, while the game's total opened at 143.5.
Last time out for Xavier, they were a 76-68 winner as they battled Friars at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -12-point favorite.
Marquette was a 86-84 loser in their most recent outing at home against Red Storm. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Marquette:
Team record: 22-9 SU,14-17 ATS
Marquette is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Xavier
Marquette is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Xavier
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Marquette's last 8 games when playing Xavier
Xavier:
Team record: 21-10 SU,17-14 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Xavier is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Marquette
Xavier is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Marquette
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Xavier's last 8 games when playing Marquette