UConn vs Marquette Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for March 10 Big East Tournament (UConn Grabs Close Win)

UConn vs Marquette Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Big East Tournament Game
• No. 11 UConn (25-7, 13-7 Big East) vs. No. 6 Marquette (26-6, 17-3 Big East)
• Date: Friday, March 10, 2023
• Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
• Venue: Madison Square Garden -- New York City, New York
• Coverage: Fox Sports 1

This is a juggernaut matchup in the Big East Tournament, with No. 11 UConn going up against No. 6 Marquette at the World's Most Famous Arena. UConn is coming off a big win over Providence last round while Marquette won an OT thriller against St. John's.

UConn vs Marquette Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: UCONN: (-170) | MARQ: (+140)
• Spread: UCONN: -3.5 (-110) | MARQ: +3.5 (-110)
• Total: 147.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

UConn is a modest favorite for this game on both the spread and moneyline at FanDuel Sportsbook. This game also has a relatively high over/under of 147.5 points, which is above average compared to the rest of Friday's slate.

UConn vs Marquette Betting Trends

• UConn's record against the spread is 21-11-0.
• The Huskies' ATS record as 3.5-point favorites or more is 18-10.
• This season, 18 of UConn's 32 games have gone over the point total.
• Against the spread, Marquette is 19-13-0 this season.
• The Golden Eagles' ATS record as 3.5-point underdogs or greater is 4-2.
• Marquette has seen 17 of its 32 games go over the point total.

UConn Rank	UConn AVG		Marquette AVG	Marquette Rank
30th	78.8	Points Scored	80.7	16th
40th	64.9	Points Allowed	71.3	216th
11th	36.0	Rebounds	28.5	329th
4th	11.7	Off. Rebounds	7.4	280th
31st	9.1	3pt Made	8.8	44th
6th	17.4	Assists	17.9	4th
231st	12.4	Turnovers	10.8	70th

UConn vs Marquette Prediction & Pick

These two teams have played twice this season, both coming away with the win on their home floors. While both teams played yesterday, Marquette's game was more hard-fought and went into OT. You have to give UConn the advantage in the energy department.

I'll give the edge to UConn in this one overall due to their defensive prowess of late, surrendering more than 69 points in a game just once in their last five contests. Meanwhile, Marquette has given up more than that in four of their last five games.

Prediction: UConn 73 | Marquette 68

UConn vs Marquette Best Bet

UConn is a 4.5-point favorite in this one, but we can grab some better odds by taking them to win by 1-10. The two previous matchups between these teams this season had a margin of six points and 15 points. I expect this one to be on the closer side given the stakes. This bet provides us some wiggle room on each side of the line.

Bet: Winning Margin - UConn 1-10 Points (+172)

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