Marquette-Villanova: Probable starters, TV broadcast and a prediction for Big East game

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The Marquette men’s basketball team returns to Fiserv Forum on Friday night to face Villanova (12-8, 5-4 Big East).

MU (16-3, 7-1) is coming off a 76-59 victory at Seton Hall on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles are looking to keep pace with St. John’s atop the league’s standings.

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Villanova’s Eric Dixon is the nation’s leading scorer

If anyone could challenge MU’s Kam Jones for Big East player of the year, it could be Villanova’s Eric Dixon. The 6-foot-8, fifth-year player is averaging 24.9 points, by far the No. 1 mark in the country. He scored 29 points in the Wildcats’ loss to Georgetown on Monday.

Marquette’s probable starters

Guards: Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell, Chase Ross

Forwards: Ben Gold, David Joplin

Villanova’s probable starters

Guards: Jhamir Brickus, Wooga Poplar, Jordan Longino

Forwards: Eric Dixon, Enoch Boakye

Marquette-Villanova odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday

ODDS: Marquette by 9.5

O/U: 142.5

Marquette-Villanova prediction

Eric Dixon is the type of versatile, big-bodied forward who can cause fits for the MU frontcourt. That matchup could keep the Wildcats in this game longer than expected, but the Golden Eagles’ offense should take advantage of an average Villanova defense to pull away.

Prediction: Marquette 72, Villanova 65

What channel is Marquette vs Villanova on tonight?

TV: FS1

Stream: You can stream the game on the Fox Sports app through your television carrier. Also, FUBO has a free trial for new subscribers.

Announcers: Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) will call the game.

Next five games on Marquette’s schedule

Jan. 28: at Butler, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 1: UConn, 7 p.m.

Feb. 4: at St. John’s, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 8: at Creighton, 1 p.m.

Feb. 11: DePaul, 7:30 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Marquette-Villanova: Probable starters, TV broadcast and a prediction

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Publish date : 2025-01-24 22:33:00

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