Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinals: Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Villanova Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Marquette flew out to an early lead and held on for a hard-fought 57-55 victory over St. John's in the second round of the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday. Marquette failed to cover the 4-point spread, while the combined score went UNDER the posted total of 125.5. Lazar Hayward shot 6-for-11 from the field with 20 points for Marquette. David Cubillan netted 11 points and Maurice Acker added 10 in the win. Villanova dropped a heart-breaking 68-66 overtime loss to West Virginia at the Wachovia Center Saturday. WVU covered as a 3-point road underdog while the final score played UNDER the 152.5-point total. Team records: Marquette: 21-10 SU, 16-9 ATS Villanova: 24-6 SU, 18-11 ATS Marquette most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-2 After playing St. John's are 4-3 After a win are 7-3 Villanova most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 After playing West Virginia are 6-4 After a loss are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Marquette's last 7 games when playing Villanova Marquette is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Marquette's last 5 games Marquette is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Villanova The total has gone OVER in 6 of Villanova's last 7 games when playing Marquette The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Villanova's last 5 games Villanova is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Marquette Villanova is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games