St Thomas Tommies vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/14/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 14, 2023

Venue:  Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI 

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  St Thomas (MN) +23.5, Marquette -23.5; Over/Under:  139 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  St Thomas (MN) +23.5, Marquette -23.5; Over/Under:  139 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  St Thomas (MN) +23.5, Marquette -23.5; Over/Under:  139 points

St Thomas Tommies:  6-4 (0-0) (5th place, Summit League)

Marquette Golden Eagles:  8-2 (0-0) (4th place, Big East)

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St Thomas Tommies:  4-1  last 5

Marquette Golden Eagles:  3-2  last 5

St Thomas (MN) is entering this game with a 6-4 record overall and they are 2-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a win against the Chicago State Cougars in their last game. Brooks Allen and Ben Nau each led the team in points per game in that game with 17 while Drake Dobbs and Kendall Blue each were next on the team with 7. Raheem Anthony led the team in assists with 8 in that game while Raheem Anthony led the team in rebounds with 5. They were 46.2% from the field, 41.9% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 67.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.1 PPG against them. St Thomas (MN) has an ATS record of 5-4 this season and their O/U record is 2-7.

Marquette is entering this game with an 8-2 record overall and they are 5-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a win against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in their last game. Oso Ighodaro led the team in points in that game with 20 while Tyler Kolek was next on the team with 17. Tyler Kolek led the team in assists with 7 in that game while Chase Ross led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 51.8% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 92.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 79.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66 PPG against them. Marquette has an ATS record of 5-4-1 this season and their O/U record is 3-7.

The current betting odds have Marquette listed as a 23.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Marquette has looked really good in their games this season with their 8-2 record overall and they have looked even better in their home games with their 5-0 home record. Their 2 losses this season were against Purdue and Wisconsin who are both really good teams, but they have won 2 games in a row now since that last loss. They have won 2 games in a row against Texas and Notre Dame, both games being played on their home court, and they have looked great in those with wins by 19 or more points in both games. Meanwhile, St Thomas hasn't looked bad this season with their 6-4 record overall but they are still a team that is transitioning to Division I, only in their 3rd season, and they don't have the kind of talent on their team to keep this game close against one of the best in the nation. St Thomas has also looked a lot worse in their road games this season with their 2-3 road record and they have played against a lot of weaker teams than the Marquette team they are about to face. Marquette is going to keep on their streak here and roll over another inferior team on their home court. The best way to place a bet here is on Marquette to cover the spread in this game. 

St Thomas Marquette Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, December 14, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Marquette 92 St Thomas 60.

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St Thomas Tommies: 8-4 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 16-8 ATS after playing a game as favorite. 7-2 UNDER in all games. 23-12 UNDER as an underdog. 7-2 UNDER in non-conference games.

Marquette Golden Eagles: 6-12 ATS as a home favorite of 10 or more points. 22-37 ATS after a game where they made 88% of their free throws or better. 6-3 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive unders. 6-1 UNDER after 3 consecutive non-conference games. 7-3 UNDER in all games.

St Thomas Tommies:  None.

Marquette Golden Eagles:  S. Mitchell (G) Ques Thurs - Hamstring.

"I'm really proud of our guys. I have a ton of respect for Chicago State in the job they do. They don't have a conference, they travel all over the country, and play an incredibly tough schedule. And this is the third year. I talked about it before the game, to get to come back here at almost two years after our first Division I game and some of it is a marker of how much we've progressed. - Johnny Tauer after his team’s win against Chicago State in their last game.

“Any time you play a group that is a young team, and they have to come to your place, you want to really set the tone with aggressiveness and defensive violence and get your hands on the basketball. I thought our guys did a nice job of that early in the game.” - Shaka Smart after his team’s win against Notre Dame in their last game on Saturday.

B. Allen 

R. Anthony 

P. Bjorklund 

K. Blue 

D. Dobbs

O. Ighodaro 

K. Jones 

D. Joplin 

T. Kolek 

S. Mitchell

PPG: P. Bjorklund (13.9)

APG: R. Anthony (3.2)

Reb/G: B. Kwiecinski (5)

PPG: K. Jones (15.9)

APG: T. Kolek (5.5)

Reb/G: O. Ighodaro (6)

Coaches:

St Thomas Tommies: John Tauer (13th season)

Marquette Golden Eagles: Shaka Smart (3rd season)