Providence vs Marquette Prediction 2/25/25 College Basketball Picks

The Providence Friars and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Fiserv Forum. Here’s a Providence vs Marquette prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Providence vs Marquette pick. We will examine: 

The Providence Friars’ recent form and player performance

The Marquette Golden Eagles’ recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Providence Friars

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Marquette Golden Eagles

Recent betting trends in games played between Providence and Marquette

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Providence vs Marquette game

Providence Friars Betting Preview

Providence has been on a pretty choppy run this year so far, and they’ve been unable to stay above the .500 mark in the record column. The Friars opened up on a 7-4 run with losses to Oklahoma, Davidson, Indiana, and Rhode Island. Following losses to St. Bonaventure, St. John’s, Marquette, and UConn, the Friars hit a 4-2 run with wins over Butler, Seton Hall, Georgetown, and Seton Hall again among losses to Creighton and Villanova. It’s been a rough 1-5 run since then with a lone win over Villanova among losses to St. John’s, Creighton, Butler, Xavier, and Georgetown. That gives the Friars a 12-15 record across the first 27 games so far.

In the Georgetown matchup back on Wednesday, the Friars came out of the locker room sporting a 48-31 deficit. Providence didn’t get any closer than that on a 45-41 second half and took the loss 93-72 in the end. Bensley Joseph was the team’s leading scorer with 25 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Justyn Fernandez added 11 points with two boards, and Jayden Pierre finished with 10 points with two assists and one rebound. 

Marquette Golden Eagles Betting Preview

Over on the Marquette side, they’ve only got a few brief spotty stretches in the books so far. The Eagles won eight straight to start the year, then hit a 1-2 run with a win over Wisconsin amid losses to Iowa State and Dayton. A 9-1 run came next with a lone loss to Xavier amid wins over Butler, Xavier, Providence, Creighton, Georgetown, DePaul, Seton Hall, Villanova, and Butler. Since then it’s been a sketchy 2-4 stretch with wins over only DePaul and Seton Hall in that time. Otherwise, Marquette has fallen to UConn, St. John’s, Creighton, and Villanova over their last six, giving the Eagles a 20-7 overall run through the first 27 games of the year. 

Matched up against Villanova on Friday, the Golden Eagles were blitzed 46-33 in the first half. Marquette posted a 35-33 deficit the rest of the way in a rough loss of 81-66. Zaide Lowery was the leading scorer in the losing effort, coming off the bench for 25 points with eight boards and one steal in 26 minutes of work. Chase Ross added 11 points with three rebounds and three assists, while Kam Jones chipped in with 10 points and eight assists in 31 minutes. 

Why the Marquette Golden Eagles will win

• Marquette has won 28 of its last 29 night games at Fiserv Forum against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Providence has lost each of its last five games against AP-ranked opponents.
• Marquette has won the first half in each of its last four games against Providence at Fiserv Forum.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Marquette’s last seven games has produced a total of 147 or fewer points.
• Each of Providence’s last seven Tuesday night games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 148 or fewer points.

Providence vs Marquette Prediction 

I’ll stay with Marquette. That said, the Eagles really need a dominant performance in this one in order to get back on track. The matchup is favorable to get it though. Marquette played a pretty mediocre game against a middling Villanova team in their last outing, hitting 42.1 percent from the field with a 35-29 rebounding deficit. The Wildcats hit 15-of-26 (57.7 percent) from 3-point range in that one, which didn’t help. 

The good news for Marquette is that they demolished Providence in a road matchup the last time these teams saw each other back on New Year’s Eve. The Eagles scored 27 points off 22 Friars’ turnovers in that one and held Providence to just 34 percent shooting. Marquette should be able to control things in the home rematch.