Villanova Wildcats vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (6-10) welcome the Villanova Wildcats (12-3) at Fiserv Forum on Saturday.

The Villanova Wildcats faced off with Creighton and took a loss by a score of 76-72 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 15 and Creighton had 12 fouls. They converted 7 out of their 23 shots from 3-point range. Creighton ended up shooting 68.8% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 16 tries. Moreover, Creighton totaled 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Creighton dished out 10 assists and had 3 steals in this game. In regard to defending, Villanova allowed 50.0% from the field on 29 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 28 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 8 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Villanova ended the game with a 43.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 66) and made 6 of 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Acaden Lewis is one player who was a contributor for this game. He notched 20 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and snagged 4 boards. He finished 50.0% from the floor and distributed 7 assists.

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Villanova heads into this game with a record of 12-3 on the year. They are averaging 78.1 pts per game (161st in Division 1) while going 46.2% from the floor. The Wildcats are hitting 36.6% on shots from downtown (150 of 410) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Villanova is collecting 36.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 226 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 173rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats have forced 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They give up 35.1% on 3-pointers and they are 54th in the nation in PPG allowed (67.5). The Wildcats are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (375 of 859) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 124th in college hoops in giving up assists with 193 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Marquette Golden Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 66-65 when they played Xavier. The Golden Eagles pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 13 steals for the game. Xavier committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 50.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Marquette knocked down 5 of 22 tries (22.7%). Overall, the Golden Eagles went 26 for 65 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. The Golden Eagles permitted Xavier to make 22 of 59 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.3% for the contest. They shot 45.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 11 out of 24 and ended up shooting 10 of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). With respect to rebounding, Marquette permitted Xavier to get 28 in total (7 offensive).

Royce Parham pitched in for the Golden Eagles in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He tallied 14 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

Marquette has a record of 6-10 on the year. The Golden Eagles commit 17.9 fouls every game and they hit 69.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per game (141st in the country) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per game. Marquette has accounted for 1,196 pts so far this season (74.8 per contest) and they pull in 37.4 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 40.3% from the field, which ranks 345th in the nation.

The Marquette defense allows 34.6% from downtown (127 of 367) and opponents are connecting on 75.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 15.7 assists and 39.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 310th and 342nd in Division 1. The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 258th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.4. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (219th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Villanova

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