Marquette at Villanova

Nova is fresh off big win vs. UConn and this line tells you all that is needed to know. Nova was a slight favorite vs Connecticut but is now a slight dog vs Marquette? Marquette has lost to Louisville twice, UConn, Notre Dame and Duke, and otherwise has dominated the middle of the conference and below. They have now won four straight. The Golden Eagles are the better team, and also the hotter team, having won four straight, and covering five in a row. Their backcourt is healthy now. Nova got big lift vs. UConn when Corey Stokes, who averages under 5 points per game and and shooting under 30% from three, connected on four three's in a row, finishing with a career high of 18. A fluke? Absolutely. We like Marquette to make it five straight tonight.