Central Michigan Chippewas vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 11/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: truTV

The Marquette Golden Eagles (3-3) will play the Central Michigan Chippewas (2-2) at Fiserv Forum on Saturday.

The Central Michigan Chippewas faced off with Coppin State and went home with a win by a final score of 82-59 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Chippewas ended up walking away with 17 while Coppin State accounted for 14 personal fouls. They also made 4 of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. Coppin State finished the contest at 72.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 18 tries. In addition, Coppin State collected 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Coppin State earned 8 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Central Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 33.9% from the field on 21 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 42 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Chippewas converted 11 of 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. Central Michigan ended the contest with a 47.8% field goal percentage (32 out of 67) and made 7 of 21 3-point shots.

Nathan Claerbaut is one guy who was important in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 90.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 28 mins played and totaled 11 boards. He ended up with 20 points on 9 out of 10 shooting.

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Central Michigan will enter this matchup with a mark of 2-2 so far this year. They average 70.5 pts per contest (304th in college hoops) while going 42.6% from the field. The Chippewas are hitting 32.3% from downtown (31 of 96) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Central Michigan is pulling down 40.3 boards per game and has totaled 53 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 312th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Chippewas are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 57th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 45 conceded this season. The Chippewas defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.5% (94 of 232) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 31.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 114th in college in opponents points per game (69.0).

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 77-71 against Dayton. The Golden Eagles pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest. They also turned it over 20 times, while getting 21 steals in the game. Dayton had 17 fouls for this game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Marquette made 9 of 31 tries (29.0%). When the game finished, the Golden Eagles went 25 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.5%. The Golden Eagles allowed Dayton to knock down 26 of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.1% in this contest. They finished 41.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 26 from the free throw line (69.2%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Marquette allowed Dayton to get 30 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Nigel James Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles for the game. He made 5 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 31.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists in this contest.

Marquette has a win-loss record of 3-3 this season. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 42.7% from the floor, which is 283rd in the country. Marquette has 499 points so far this season (83.2 per contest) and they pull down 40.2 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 16.2 times per contest (138th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per contest. The Golden Eagles commit 19.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Marquette defense concedes 35.2% on 3-point shots (45 of 128) and opponents are connecting on 74.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 15.7 dimes and 35.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 292nd and 217th in the nation. The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 223rd in the nation in PPG given up with 75.0. They are able to force 17.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (201st in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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