Marquette Golden Eagles vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (5-4) are on their way to Kohl Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Wisconsin Badgers (5-2).

The Marquette Golden Eagles faced off with Valparaiso and earned the victory with a final of 75-72 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 17 while Valparaiso racked up 23 fouls. They made 8 of 26 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Valparaiso ended up shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by making 8 of 12 attempts. Moreover, Valparaiso totaled 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Valparaiso earned 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Marquette let their opponent shoot 45.2% from the field on 28 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes in the matchup while forcing 19 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected 35 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles buried 27 of their 32 shots for a percentage of 84.4%. Marquette walked away from the game with a 35.0% field goal percentage (21 of 60) and buried 6 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Nigel James Jr. is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 43.8% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He played for 36 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Marquette enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-4 for the year. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a group they commit 17.8 fouls per game. As a team, Marquette is collecting 39.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 144 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 46th in the nation in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are hitting 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (75 of 241) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 81.4 pts per contest (119th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They currently rank 340th in the country in allowing assists with 145 surrendered this season. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.7% (238 of 545) and they relinquish 36.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 202nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.2).

In their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers went home victorious with a score of 85-73 when they faced Northwestern. The Badgers pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this game. They turned it over 7 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. Northwestern committed 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Badgers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Wisconsin made 11 out of their 31 attempts (35.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Badgers shot 28 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. The Badgers allowed Northwestern to bury 25 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4% for this game. They went 21.1% from three-point range by going 4 of 19 and finished the contest at 19 out of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). In relation to team rebounding, Wisconsin allowed Northwestern to collect 32 overall (8 offensive).

John Blackwell pitched in for the Badgers in the game. He tallied 26 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest. He made 8 out of 18 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 11 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a record of 5-2 on the season. The Badgers are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per contest and they hit 78.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.9 times per game (121st in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. Wisconsin has tallied 610 points so far this season (87.1 per game) and they pull in 38.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Badgers are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which is ranked 195th in Division 1.

The Badgers on the defensive side of the court are 189th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.6. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (220th in college). The Wisconsin defense allows 37.6% on shots from distance (59 of 157) and opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.9 dimes and 32.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 94th and 87th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marquette

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