Washington Huskies versus Marquette Golden Eagles CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 15, 2010 by admin · No Comments

It will be Pac 10 versus Big East conference when the Washington Huskies do battle with the Marquette Golden Eagles in a first round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday night. They tip off this college basketball game at HP Pavilion in San Jose California at 7:20PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The point spread was set by the LVSC college basketball odds makers and the game opened up as a pick with the over under coming in at 144.

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This NCAA game saw the early movement come on the side of the Big East team, as the Marquette Golden Eagles are 2 point betting favorites. The total has seen no movement as the over under is currently lined at 144 for the bettors to play into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the Marquette Golden Eagles will lay –125 odds with the underdog Washington Huskies bringing back +105 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points.

This will be the first head to head meeting between these schools.

Our preview on this game will be solely based on each teams performance against NCAA Tournament teams.

The Marquette Golden Eagles finished with a regular season record of 22-11 and 11-7 in Big East conference play. The Golden Eagles competed against 13 NCAA Tournament teams and finished just 4-9. In those games the club averaged 69.9 points a game while allowing 69.5. Their shooting percentage against NCAA Tournament teams was just 41.5% while allowing an extremely high 47.5%. The team hit on 36.3% of their three’s in those 13 games.

The Washington Huskies finished regular season play with a 24-9 overall record and 11-7 versus Pac 10 conference teams. The Huskies faced 6 NCAA Tournament teams and finished with a 4-2 record in those games. The team averaged 75.2 points per game while allowing 73.4 in those competitions. The team converted on just 41.7% of their shots while allowing 40.6% to NCAA Tournament teams. The club converted on 31.1% of their three point shots.

Marquette enters this contest winners of 6 of their past 8 games to complete the season. After a 57-55 victory over St Johns to open Big East Conference play they pulled an upset by beating Villanova 80-76. The team was eliminated in the Big East conference semifinals falling to Georgetown 80-57 as a 3-½ point betting underdog.

Washington has played well down the stretch winners of 7 straight to close the season. The team is winners of the Pac 10 conference tournament. The Huskies began play with a 59-52 victory over Oregon St as a 9-point favorite. In the semifinals it was a 79-64 blowout win against the Stanford Cardinal. In the Pac 10 finals it was the Huskies with the 79-75 victory over the California Golden Bears as a 2-point betting underdog.

Trend: Washington Huskies are 6-1 ATS in their past 7 games

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