Marquette Golden Eagles vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 2/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

Finneran Pavilion is the location where the Villanova Wildcats (18-5) will go up against the Marquette Golden Eagles (9-15) on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles faced Butler and earned the victory with a final of 70-55 in their last game. Marquette ended the contest with a 46.3% FG percentage (25 of 54) and converted 14 out of their 31 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 6 of their 10 tries for a rate of 60.0%. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 16 dimes for the game while forcing 15 turnovers and having 12 steals. In the matter of defending, Marquette allowed the other team to go 32.8% from the field on 20 of 61 shooting. Butler distributed 11 assists and had 9 steals for this game. Additionally, Butler pulled down 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Butler ended up shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 15 attempts. They knocked down 6 of their 21 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 19 while Butler finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Chase Ross is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the field and earned 5 dimes. He played 33 mins played and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Marquette heads into this game with a win-loss record of 9-15 for the year. They are averaging 75.5 points per game (201st in Division 1) while connecting on 43.1% from the field. The Golden Eagles are shooting 32.1% on shots from downtown (199 of 620) and 66.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Marquette is collecting 34.7 boards per game and has accounted for 371 assists on the campaign, which is 98th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.1 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 265th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (77.0). The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.2% (658 of 1,457) and they concede 38.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are 329th in college in giving up assists with 385 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Villanova Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 80-73 against Georgetown. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Villanova allowed Georgetown to snag 39 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 28.0% from downtown by shooting 7 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Wildcats allowed Georgetown to bury 24 of 60 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.0% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats went 28 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Villanova buried 10 out of their 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to bury 14 of them for a clip of 50.0%. Georgetown was called for 24 fouls in the matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Wildcats pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the contest.

Acaden Lewis ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for this contest. He converted 11 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 26 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 6 dimes for the contest.

Villanova has a mark of 18-5 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 130th in college. Villanova has accumulated 1,787 points so far this season (77.7 per game) and they snag 35.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per contest (116th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls every game and they connect on 69.7% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 65th in college in PPG given up with 68.9. They are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (186th in college hoops). The Villanova defense concedes 33.7% on shots from distance (167 of 496) and opponents are knocking down 69.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.6 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 118th and 145th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Villanova

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