Marquette vs. Providence betting: College basketball preview for December 31

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The No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles (11-2, 2-0 Big East) visit the Providence Friars (7-6, 1-1 Big East) in a matchup of Big East teams at Amica Mutual Pavilion, tipping off at 6:00 PM ET on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The Friars are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 141.5.

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Marquette Cover -6.5 vs Providence -110

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Marquette vs. Providence betting lines

  • Marquette moneyline odds to win: -278
  • Providence moneyline odds to win: +225
  • Spread: Marquette (-6.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Marquette statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Marquette has a better record against the spread (5-3-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (1-3-0).
  • The Golden Eagles have hit the over on the over/under in five of eight home games (62.5%), compared to one of four road games (25%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Marquette has picked up the win in eight of eight games when playing at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won one of two games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Golden Eagles were 62nd in the nation on offense (78.1 points scored per game) and 105th on defense (69.8 points conceded).
  • On the glass, Marquette was 292nd in the country in rebounds (30.3 per game) last year. It was 263rd in rebounds conceded (32.9 per game).
  • Last season the Golden Eagles were ranked 33rd in the nation in assists with 15.9 per game.

Marquette betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-7-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (111th in nation) 44.3 (247th) 30.8 (285th) 29.8 (124th) 14.8 (137th) 8.8 (eighth)

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Providence statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Providence had better results away (8-3-0) than at home (9-9-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Friars games went over less frequently at home (eight of 18, 44.4%) than on the road (five of 11, 45.5%) last season.
  • The Friars, when moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (3-1) than on the road (2-7) last year.

Last season stats

  • Last season the Friars posted 72.4 points per game (211th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 68.8 points per contest (81st-ranked).
  • With 33.3 boards per game, Providence ranked 105th in the country. It gave up 31.3 rebounds per contest, which ranked 170th in college basketball.
  • The Friars ranked 138th in the country with 13.6 dimes per contest.

Providence betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-8-1 (Home: 1-5-1; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (256th in nation) 39.3 (37th) 35.8 (57th) 30.0 (136th) 12.4 (294th) 11.7 (197th)
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