Davidson vs. Marquette

This spread is low for a No. 3 vs. No. 14 game. Davidson is getting a lot of respect thanks to their second straight appearance in the Dance, fifth in the last eight seasons and a Southern Conference Championship this year. But let's not be fooled here, Marquette is the better team. This is their eighth straight visit to the Tournament and they made it to the Sweet 16 both of the last two years. The big difference here is strength of schedule with Marquette having played the 14th toughest schedule compared to 190th for Davidson. Davidson plays good defense, but Marquette is 28-17 ATS the past two seasons vs. teams that hold opponents to 42% or less from the field. Davidson is just 3-10 ATS this season following an ATS win. And, Marquette is 11-2 ATS in their last 13 games following a loss. Take Marquette to advance and cover this number.