Xavier Musketeers vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 3/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Peacock

The Xavier Musketeers (14-17) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will meet the Marquette Golden Eagles (12-19) in the Big East Tournament.

The Xavier Musketeers played Villanova and ended up losing by a score of 91-78 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Musketeers walked away with 14 while Villanova had 15 personal fouls. They buried 13 of 31 tries from 3-point land. Villanova ended up shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by converting 8 of their 9 attempts. In addition, Villanova totaled 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Villanova doled out 24 dimes and had 2 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Xavier allowed the other team to shoot 56.5% from the field on 35 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Musketeers converted 14 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Xavier walked away from the contest having earned a 40.9% FG percentage (27 of 66) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 shots from downtown.

Jovan Milicevic is someone who was a major factor for this game. He finished 33.3% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 21 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Xavier enters this game with a record of 14-17 so far this season. They currently have an average of 78.4 points per outing (117th in college) while going 44.3% from the floor. The Musketeers are shooting 36.7% on three-point attempts (292 of 795) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Xavier is pulling down 34.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 548 dimes on the year, which is 23rd in college in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Musketeers have forced 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 362nd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 574 surrendered this year. The Musketeers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.6% (902 of 1,894) and they concede 37.7 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 332nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (80.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Marquette Golden Eagles took home the win by a final score of 68-62 against Connecticut. In relation to rebounds, Marquette permitted Connecticut to snag 39 in all (15 offensive). They finished 12.5% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 3 out of 24 and finished the contest at 17 out of 18 at the charity stripe (94.4%). The Golden Eagles permitted Connecticut to knock down 21 of 59 attempts from the floor which had them at 35.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Golden Eagles finished 23 out of 48 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.9%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Marquette knocked down 8 of 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.9%. Connecticut was called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Golden Eagles snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for this contest.

Nigel James Jr. ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles for the contest. He buried 7 out of 19 for this contest for a field goal rate of 36.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes in the game.

Marquette has a mark of 12-19 on the year. The Golden Eagles have committed 17.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 67.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.4 times per game (96th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. Marquette has earned 2,318 pts this season (74.8 per contest) and they average 34.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 43.9% from the field, which ranks 261st in the nation.

The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 225th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 75.4. They are forcing 13.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (153rd in the nation). The Marquette defense concedes 32.7% on 3-pointers (242 of 741) and their opposition makes 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 15.9 assists and 38.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 330th and 351st in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marquette

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