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Marquette vs. Notre Dame NCAA Basketball Preview & Free Pick

NCAA Basketball Matchup: Marquette vs Notre Dame

Many expected Marquette to be a team that would be tough to beat this year, but Notre Dame has been a big surprise.

NCAA Prediction On Golden Eagles / Fighting Irish
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NCAA Basketball Betting Favorite: Marquette -1
Over/Under: 128.5

The Fighting Irish lost their best player to injury at the very beginning of the season, but they have gotten red hot of late. The Fighting Irish come in on a three-game winning streak over three very good teams. Marquette has won seven straight games. Who will come out on top here?

Darius Johnson-Odom is the catalyst for the Golden Eagles in the backcourt. DJO has always been a great outside shooter, but he has evolved into a great slasher as well.

Jae Crowder is one of the most versatile big men in college basketball. Crowder can bang around in the post with his big body or he can step outside and knock down the long jumper.

These two are their primary scorers, but the Golden Eagles have a lot of nice complimentary players. Marquette is much improved on the defensive end of the floor. The Golden Eagles only allow opponents to shoot 39.7% from the floor. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

Notre Dame’s season appeared lost when Tim Abromaitis went down with an injury, but Mike Brey and his team had different ideas. This team has pulled together and stunned several top ranked opponents in the last few weeks.

Jerian Grant has been tremendous at the point guard spot. Grant has piled up 105 assists this year while turning it over only 36 times. Eric Atkins leads the team in scoring with 12.9 per contest, and he is the teams best outside shooter. Jack Cooley has provided a nice spark for the team in the low post this year.

The Fighting Irish have been winning lately because of their great defense. Notre Dame is giving up just 56 points per game in their last five.

Marquette has more talent, but the Fighting Irish are very tough to beat at home. I think Notre Dame wins in a close one.

Prediction: Notre Dame 64 Marquette 61

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