ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Odds: Marquette vs Wisconsin

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Wisconsin Badgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Kohl Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Badgers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Golden Eagles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jimmy Butler drained 19 points, as Marquette dumped Milwaukee 71-51 on Tuesday night. Marquette covered as 14.5-point home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 149.5-point total listed by sportsbooks. Wisconsin lost to Wisconsin Green Bay 88-80 as a 5.5-point favorite on Wednesday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (132.5). Trevon Hughes led Wisconsin with 27 points and Jon Leuer had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Team records: Marquette: 7-2 SU, 3-2 ATS Wisconsin: 6-2 SU, 3-3 ATS Marquette most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 After playing Wisc-Milwaukee are 4-2 After a win are 6-4 Wisconsin most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 After playing Wisc-Green Bay are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Marquette's last 7 games when playing Wisconsin Marquette is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 17 of Marquette's last 25 games on the road Marquette is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Wisconsin The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wisconsin's last 7 games when playing Marquette Wisconsin is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Wisconsin is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Marquette Wisconsin is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Next up: Marquette home to North Florida, Saturday, December 19 Wisconsin home to Cal Poly, Wednesday, December 16