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Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Xavier Musketeers

The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Xavier Musketeers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Cintas Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -9-point favorites versus the Golden Eagles, while the game's total opened at 149.5.

Xavier won its last outing, a 86-63 result against Eagles on December 15. They covered in that game as a -15-point favorite.

Marquette lost its last outing, a 67-56 result against Bruins on December 11. They failed to cover in that game as a +6.5-point underdog.

Marquette:
Team record: 8-3 SU,5-6 ATS
Marquette is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Marquette is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Marquette's last 9 games on the road

Xavier:
Team record: 10-1 SU,9-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Xavier is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Xavier is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Xavier is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Marquette

Next up:
Marquette home to Connecticut Tuesday, December 21
Xavier at Villanova Tuesday, December 21