Marquette vs Xavier Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/21/24

In this article, we will formulate a Marquette vs Xavier Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, December 21st, at the Cintas Center To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Golden Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Muskateers’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Marquette

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Xavier

-Recent betting trends in games played between Marquette and Xavier

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Golden Eagles and Musketeers.

Can Xavier Bounce Back?

Xavier in the last game faced off against UConn and they scored 89 points and they were competitive but they ended up losing by five points. Xavier as a team shot 50 percentt from the field and 54.2 percent from behind the three point line. Ryan Conwell put up 23 points, three rebounds, and one assist. Xavier shot 50 percent from the field and 54.2 percent from behind the three point line. Guard Ryan Conwell had a strong game putting up 23 points, three rebounds, and one assist. Xavier on the season is averaging 80.4 points while their defense is giving up 69.4 points per game. Tthe offense is ranked 82nd in the league while the defense is ranked 128th. 

Can Marquette Make Another Statement?

Marquette in the last game faced off against Butler and they scored 80 points and they ended up winning by 10 points. Marquette shot 51.1 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from behind the three point line. Kam Jones had a strong game putting up 23 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Marquette on the season is averaging 81.4 points while their defense is giving up 69.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 82nd in the league while the defense is ranked 128th. Kam Jones on the season si averaging 20.3 points while shooting 55.6 percent from the field. 

Marquette vs Xavier Prediction

Give me Xavier here. Even though Xavier lost the last game they have to have some confidence and they are going to find success here. Xavier is averaging 80.4 points, and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Marquette’s defense is not going to be great, and it’s going to be Xavier that is going to end up coming out on top. Back Xavier to win this game and cover the spread. 

Shane Mickle's Pick: Xavier +4.5