The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Villanova Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Lazar Hayward netted 17 points with 11 rebounds for a double-double to lead Marquette to a convincing 74-45 trashing of St. John's in the second round of the Big East Conference Tournament on Wednesday. Marquette covered the 8-point spread, but the 119 points went UNDER that game's posted total of 139.
Wesley Matthews added 20 points and nine rebounds in the win.
Villanova scored 57 points in the second half as they clawed apart Providence on 97-80 Thursday. Villanova covered the 10-point spread, and the 177 points sailed OVER the posted total of 159.
Scottie Reynolds shot 9-for-13 from the field with 23 points, and Dwayne Anderson added 19 in that win.
Team records:
Marquette: 24-8 SU, 13-13-1 ATS
Villanova: 25-6 SU, 16-11 ATS
Marquette most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing St. John's are 3-2
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n
Villanova most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
After playing Providence are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Marquette is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Villanova
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Marquette's last 6 games when playing Villanova
Marquette is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
Marquette is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Villanova
Villanova is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Villanova's last 6 games when playing Marquette
Villanova is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Villanova's last 10 games<\/p>\n