Xavier Musketeers vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Marquette Golden Eagles (5-10) will attempt to defeat the Xavier Musketeers (9-6) on Wednesday.

The Xavier Musketeers faced off with DePaul and ended up losing by a score of 86-77 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Musketeers ended up with 21 while DePaul recorded 14 fouls. They buried 9 of 24 attempts from three-point range. DePaul finished shooting 80.6% from the charity stripe by making 25 of 31 attempts. In addition, DePaul collected 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. DePaul doled out 17 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Xavier allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 26 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 31 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Musketeers made 10 of 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Xavier walked away from the contest with a 40.6% FG percentage (28 out of 69) and converted 11 out of their 33 3-point shots.

Tre Carroll is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He went 43.8% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He played 34 mins played and also grabbed 7 boards. He accounted for 17 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Xavier will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-6 so far this season. They average 76.2 points per outing (208th in the country) while shooting 42.3% from the floor. The Musketeers are hitting 35.1% on three-point shots (144 of 410) and 68.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Xavier is grabbing 35.5 boards per game and has 279 assists this year, which is 19th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Musketeers are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on three-point shots and they rank 248th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.8). The Musketeers are giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (412 of 878) and they concede 38.0 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 353rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 272 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a loss by a final score of 73-57 against Connecticut. When discussing rebounding, Marquette allowed Connecticut to pull down 44 overall (13 on the offensive side). They shot 20.8% from three-point range by going 5 out of 24 and finished the game at 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Golden Eagles allowed Connecticut to bury 27 out of 63 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Eagles finished 20 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.3%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Marquette made 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 63.2%. Connecticut was called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Golden Eagles corralled 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the game.

Nigel James Jr. ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He made 5 out of 18 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 27.8%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 29 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes for this game.

Marquette has a record of 5-10 this season. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 40.3% from the field, which is 344th in the country. Marquette has accumulated 1,130 pts on the campaign (75.3 per game) and they average 36.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (146th in college) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per game. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.2% from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 273rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 77.1. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (258th in college). The Marquette defense gives up 33.8% on 3-point attempts (116 of 343) and opponents are converting on 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 16.0 assists and 39.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks 325th and 347th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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