Big East Tournament: Xavier vs. Marquette odds, picks and predictions
The No. 15 Xavier Musketeers (25-8) face the No. 6 Marquette Golden Eagles (27-6) Saturday in the Big East Tournament championship game. Tip from Madison Square Garden is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Xavier vs. Marquetteodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Xavier was the 3 Musketeers in Friday's semifinal against Creighton, hitting 7 triples en route to an 82-60 rout of the Bluejays. The Musketeers shot 47% (33 of 70) from the field and posted an impressive plus-13 rebounding margin (39-26).
Marquette has won a pair of 2-point games in this Big East tourney, edging St. John's 72-70 in OT in the quarterfinals Thursday and topping UConn 70-68 as a 4-point underdog Friday. The Under cashed in both games.
Marquette topped Xavier 69-68 at Fiserv Forum on Feb. 15, but the Musketeers covered as 6.5-point underdogs. The Golden Eagles fell to the Musketeers 80-76 at Cintas Center in Cincinnati on Jan. 15. The Under cashed in both meetings.
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