The Marquette Golden Eagles (4-2) square off against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (4-2) at Fiserv Forum. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 27, 2018.
Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs. Marquette Golden Eagles ATS Prediction
In the Buccaneers’ last game, they blew out the Coppin State Eagles, 93-67. The Buccaneers had a fantastic offensive rebounding percentage of 45.5 (above their season average of 32.1) and had a turnover percentage of 14.8 (better than their season average of 16.5). Christian Keeling played an enormous role in the victory for Charleston Southern, accumulating 20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds on his way to his zeroth triple-double of the year.
The Golden Eagles barely escaped the Louisville Cardinals in their last contest, 77-74. The Golden Eagles made 20 of their 23 free throws (87.0 percent) and held the Cardinals to an effective field goal percentage of 0.420 (below their season average of 0.589). Sam Hauser was the top scorer from either team with 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field.
The elite offense of Marquette will go head-to-head against the porous defense of Charleston Southern. Since last season, the Golden Eagles offense ranks 21st in effective field goal percentage (0.560), while the Charleston Southern defense ranks 265th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.519). The Golden Eagles should have the edge on that end of the court.
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Marquette averages 26.3 three pointers per game, which ranks 29th in the NCAA. Charleston Southern ranks 233rd in three pointers allowed per game (23.2).
The Golden Eagles rank 44th in assists per game (15.6) while the Buccaneers rank 248th (12.5).
Charleston Southern ranks 46th in steals per game (7.3) while Marquette ranks 202nd (5.8).
The Buccaneers rank 169th in rebounds per game (35.4) while the Golden Eagles rank 281st (33.0).
Marquette blocks 3.9 opponent shots per game, which is ranked 88th in the NCAA. Charleston Southern ranks 111th in blocks allowed per game (3.1).
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