The Marquette Golden Eagles welcome the Iowa Hawkeyes to the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Action starts at 9:00 pm ET on Thursday, Nov. 19 and can be seen on FS1.
The Golden Eagles defeated IUPUI 75-71 on Monday. Luke Fischer played a key role, recording his second double-double this season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Hawkeyes, meanwhile, are coming off a 103-68 win against Coppin State on Sunday.
Iowa takes on Marquette as a three-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is set at 144 points. The Golden Eagles start the season off cold Against The Spread (ATS) with a 0-2 record, while sporting a 1-1 Straight Up (SU) record. Marquette has been steady from the free throw line, shooting a superb .750.
The Hawkeyes rank 44th in the country in scoring, averaging 89.5 points per game. The Hawkeyes are a force on the boards, grabbing an average of 48.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to making good decisions with the ball, not many are better than the Hawkeyes. They have one of the top assist-to-turnover ratios in the country at 1.84. Shifting to the other side of the court, teams seem to consistently miss shots against the Hawkeyes, who are the 27th-best team in the nation in terms of opponent field goal percentage allowed at .321.
This game will be the first meeting for Marquette and Iowa in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Iowa, ATS Winner – Iowa, O/U – Over
Notes
Marquette is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games.
Marquette is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games.
Marquette is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Marquette averages 77.5 points per game, placing the team just 159th in the nation. Iowa ranks 79th in points allowed, giving up 63.5 points per game.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have a defensive rating of 82.5 (ranked 46th), while the Marquette Golden Eagles have an offensive rating of 104.3 (ranked 197th).
With 74.3 possessions and 1.043 points per possession, the Marquette Golden Eagles perform worse on both metrics than the Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa averages 75.6 possessions and 1.184 points per possession.
Marquette attempts an average of 21.0 three pointers per game and Iowa attempts 26.0 on average. When the teams attempt at least 20 three pointers, the Marquette Golden Eagles are winless (0-1) while the Iowa Hawkeyes are undefeated (2-0).
The Iowa Hawkeyes rank 23rd with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.84, while the Marquette Golden Eagles rank outside the top 100 at 180th with an A/TO of 1.03.
The Iowa Hawkeyes average 48.5 rebounds per game and are ranked 22nd. The Marquette Golden Eagles average 39.5 rebounds per game, ranked 168th.
Iowa makes 6.5 steals per game. In games where it allows 6 or more steals, Marquette is undefeated at 1-0.
