Marquette at Xavier

Marquette is 17-3 and 13-7 ATS compared to Xavier, which is 11-9 and only 6-12-2 ATS this season and still adjusting to first-year coach Travis Steele. Marquette dominated the first meeting 70-52 on Jan. 6 when the Musketeers were held to 31.5 percent shooting and Markus Howard scored 26 points for the Golden Eagles. Xavier has lost four of its last six games, including its last two against Villanova and Providence. Marquette has won six in a row and comes off a 79-69 victory over DePaul on Wednesday covering as an 8.5-point favorite as Howard scored a team-leading 23 points. The Golden Eagles are holding opponents to a .401 field goal percentage and Xavier is 4-9-3 ATS its 16 home games dating to last season. Marquette is 10-2 ATS its last 12 games against teams with winning records and the Musketeers are 4-11-2 ATS their last 17 versus winning teams. Play Marquette.