Marquette Golden Eagles vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

Cintas Center is where the Xavier Musketeers (12-12) will attempt to defeat the Marquette Golden Eagles (9-16) on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles faced Villanova and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-74 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 22 while Villanova totaled 17 fouls. They also buried 13 of 34 tries from three-point range. Villanova ended up shooting 58.1% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of 31 shots. In addition, Villanova snagged 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Villanova doled out 17 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 39.0% from the floor on 23 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 18 of 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. Marquette ended having earned a 49.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 49) and made 8 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Royce Parham is one player who was a factor in this contest. He totaled 26 points on 8 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 11 rebounds. He went 88.9% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Marquette comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-16 on the season. They average 75.5 pts per game (199th in the country) on 43.3% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are hitting 32.2% on 3-point shots (207 of 643) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Marquette is grabbing 34.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 386 dimes so far this year, which is 87th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 267th in college in points per game allowed (77.0). The Golden Eagles defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.9% (681 of 1,516) and they concede 38.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 335th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 402 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Xavier Musketeers took a defeat with a final score of 87-82 when they faced St. John's. The Musketeers corralled 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 38 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. St. John's was called for 15 fouls in this game which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a rate of 52.9%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Xavier made 5 of their 17 attempts (29.4%). When the game finished, the Musketeers finished shooting 34 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.7%. The Musketeers allowed St. John's to make 28 out of their 66 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.4% for this game. They finished the game shooting 23.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 3 of 13 and ended up shooting 28 of 41 at the charity stripe (68.3%). Regarding rebounding, Xavier allowed St. John's to grab 43 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Tre Carroll ended up being a factor for the Musketeers for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 21 for the game for a rate of 42.9%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 36 mins on the court and accumulated 4 dimes for this contest.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 12-12 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Musketeers are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which ranks 273rd in college. Xavier has accumulated 1,848 points for the year (77.0 per contest) and they collect 34.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 17.7 times per contest (24th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.2 times per game. The Musketeers commit 18.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Xavier defense gives up 34.2% from downtown (174 of 509) and their opponents are knocking down 68.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 18.2 assists and 38.5 boards per contest, which is 361st and 341st in the country. The Musketeers are ranked 291st in college hoops in PPG given up with 78.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (319th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Xavier

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