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The top-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles (27-6, 17-3 Big East) are favored by 2 points when they play the No. 2 seed Xavier Musketeers (25-8, 15-5 Big East) in the Big East Tournament Championship with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket up for grabs. The matchup on Saturday at Madison Square Garden begins at 6:30 PM and airs on FOX.
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How do I watch Golden Eagles vs. Musketeers?
- Game Day: Saturday, March 11, 2023
- Game Time: 6:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: New York City, New York
- Arena: Madison Square Garden
Betting Lines for Golden Eagles vs. Musketeers
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette | -2 | 154 |
Marquette Betting Stats & Information
- Marquette has been the moneyline favorite 24 times this season. They’ve finished 22-2 in those games.
- When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -137 or shorter, the Golden Eagles have a 20-1 record (winning 95.2% of their games).
- The Golden Eagles’ ATS record is 21-12-0 this season.
- When they have played as at least 2-point underdogs this season, the Musketeers are 6-2-1 against the spread.
- The average point total for Marquette’s games this season is 2.4 fewer points than the total of 154 in this matchup.
Xavier Betting Stats & Info
- Xavier has won five of the 10 games it has played as underdogs this season.
- The Musketeers have a record of 4-4 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +116 on the moneyline.
- The Musketeers are 18-14-1 against the spread this year.
- The Musketeers are 6-2-1 against the spread when an underdog by 2 points or more this season.
- The average point total for Xavier this year is 2.7 points higher than this game’s over/under.
Marquette vs. Xavier Season Stat Comparison
| Marquette Rank | Marquette AVG | Xavier AVG | Xavier Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th | 80.4 | Points Scored | 82.3 | 7th |
| 213th | 71.2 | Points Allowed | 74.3 | 298th |
| 334th | 28.3 | Rebounds | 34.7 | 40th |
| 280th | 7.3 | Off. Rebounds | 9 | 134th |
| 40th | 8.9 | 3pt Made | 7.6 | 154th |
| 4th | 17.8 | Assists | 19.5 | 1st |
| 57th | 10.7 | Turnovers | 12.3 | 223rd |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Marquette Golden Eagles Leaders
- Kam Jones leads the Golden Eagles in scoring, tallying 15.1 points per game to go with 3.5 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Marquette’s leading rebounder is Oso Ighodaro averaging 5.8 boards per game and its best passer is Tyler Kolek and his 7.8 assists per game.
- Jones leads the Golden Eagles in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.8 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Xavier Musketeers Leaders
- Souley Boum’s points (17 per game) and assists (4.5 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Musketeers’ leaderboards.
- Jack Nunge is at the top of the Xavier rebounding leaderboard with 7.8 rebounds per game. He also racks up 14.4 points and adds 2.1 assists per game.
- Boum averages 2.3 three-pointers per game, the most on the Musketeers.
