Marquette vs. Xavier betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The No. 7 Marquette Golden Eagles (15-2, 6-0 Big East) are heavy favorites (-10) as they look to continue an 11-game home win streak when they square off against the Xavier Musketeers (11-7, 3-4 Big East) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Fiserv Forum. The matchup airs at 2:00 PM ET on FOX. The matchup has a point total of 148.5.

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Marquette vs. Xavier betting lines

  • Marquette moneyline odds to win: -532
  • Xavier moneyline odds to win: +391
  • Spread: Marquette (-10)
  • Total: 148.5

Marquette statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Marquette owns a better record against the spread at home (5-5-0) than it does in away games (2-4-0).
  • The Golden Eagles have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (60%) than road games (33.3%).
  • Marquette has fared better as a moneyline favorite in home games, sporting a home record of 10-0, compared to going 3-1 in away games.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Golden Eagles have been scoring 78.3 points per game, an average that’s slightly lower than the 80.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Marquette’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (69.8) is 2.4 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (67.4).
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Golden Eagles are making 0.1 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.9 compared to 9.8 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (32.4% compared to 32.9% season-long).

Marquette betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-9-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-7-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-9-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-1 (Home: 10-0; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (151st in nation) 43.9 (217th) 30.9 (276th) 31.8 (221st) 14.7 (122nd) 8.6 (third)

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Xavier statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Xavier has had better results on the road (3-2-0) than at home (6-5-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Musketeers games have gone over four of 11 times at home (36.4%), and two of five away (40%).
  • The Musketeers, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-2) as away (0-4) this season.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Musketeers are scoring 79 points per contest, 0.7 more than their season average (78.3).
  • Xavier is giving up 71.7 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 2.3 more points than it is allowing for the season (69.4).
  • In their previous 10 games, the Musketeers are sinking 8.4 threes per game, 0.2 fewer threes than their season average (8.6). They have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (39.8%) compared to their season average (39.3%).

Xavier betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-8-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 7-4-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-12-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-7 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (131st in nation) 42.4 (131st) 31 (274th) 30.3 (133rd) 16.9 (34th) 11.1 (134th)
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