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Marquette vs. UConn Prediction, Pick & Odds: Big East Tournament Championship

Philip Wood

Last Updated: March 16, 2024 2:37 PM EDT • 3 min 7 sec read.

The UConn Huskies face the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Big East Tournament final, as we make the best Marquette vs. UConn prediction based on the best college basketball odds. 

After meeting twice this season, the UConn Huskies and Marquette Golden Eagles will meet for a third time in the Big East Tournament championship. UConn won both previous matchups, 81-53 at home and 74-67 on the road.

Interestingly, the Golden Eagles were without Tyler Kolek for their closer defeat. In the 28-point loss, he played 35 minutes. He will not be on the court tonight against UConn, who sit atop the March Madness odds and Final Four odds. 

As part of our college basketball player props and best bets for Saturday, here is our best Marquette vs. UConn prediction and our college basketball picks for the Big East Tournament Championship (odds via our best March Madness betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Don't miss our NC State vs. North Carolina prediction, Iowa State vs. Houston prediction, and Oregon vs. Colorado prediction for more on Saturday's action.

Marquette vs. UConn prediction: Big East Tournament Championship

Donovan Clingan Over 9.5 rebounds ⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: +205 via DraftKings

Donovan Clingan has pulled down at least 10 rebounds in each of his previous two games against the Golden Eagles. Based on how tonight’s game should go, there is no reason to think he won’t have similar success.

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The Golden Eagles rank 224th in the country in rebounds allowed per game, allowing 35.5 per contest. They are one of the best shooting teams in the country, but the Huskies are sixth in the nation in opponent shooting percentage. Without Kolek, who averages 7.6 assists per game and shoots 48.6% from the field, the Golden Eagles’ offense won’t operate as smoothly as it has in the past.

The total for the standard rebounding prop for Clingan is set at 7.5. While we’re very confident he will hit that number, the price is between -130 and -139 at our best sports betting sites offering the Over right now. The -139 odds imply a 58.16% chance of Clingan pulling down at least eight boards, according to our odds calculator. DraftKings is implying he has just a 32.79% of pulling down two more with a $10 bet leading to a $20.50 profit. In this matchup, we will gladly take the risk.

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Marquette vs. UConn best odds

DraftKings (+205)

DraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsbet365
Over 9.5 reboundsN/AN/AN/AN/A
+205N/AN/AN/AN/A

At the time of writing, DraftKings is the only one of our best sports betting apps offering this alt-line. Caesars is offering a price of -139 for Clingan to go over 7.5 rebounds, but we’d stay away from that, as he is only averaging 6.9 rebounds per game. We recommend a low-risk, high-reward play rather than a high-risk, low-reward play.

Additionally, don’t take a number higher than 10 for this prop, and don’t take a price lower than +200.

Marquette vs. UConn odds

Marquette vs. UConn odds analysis

The Huskies opened as 8.5-point favorites. The line has either stayed there or moved to 9 across our best sports betting sites. Though the Golden Eagles only lost by seven in the last meeting between these two teams, the result of the game was never in doubt, as the Huskies held a large lead for the entire contest. Because of that, this spread will continue to climb.

The total opened at 141.5, and it's stayed there at all of our best sportsbooks except for bet365, where it dropped to 141. Both previous meetings between these two teams ended with 141 or fewer points. Considering these teams are each on their third game in as many days, this number should drop. If it goes up, take the under.

Marquette vs. UConn game info

  • When: Saturday, March 16
  • Tip-off: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
  • How to watch: FOX

Marquette-UConn prediction made Saturday at 7:59 a.m. ET.

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Philip Wood
Phil has covered sports betting since 2016, and he has been with SportsBook Review since 2022. He previously hosted the College Football Pick 'Em podcast for CanesInsight.com. He is always looking for value, especially on lines that just seem too good to be true. His belief is that if a line doesn't make sense just assume oddsmakers know something you don't. He also loves in-season futures. There is so much value to be had as the public overreacts weekly. Bettors tend to forget just how long NFL and college football seasons are. After all, the Green Bay Packers were 2-5 in 2023 and they made it to the Divisional Round. When deciding where to bet, it comes down to value over everything. +100 is always better than -110. An alumnus of The U, Phil always holds out hope that the next head coach will be the one who turns the football program around. He is also a diehard Detroit Lions fan and is willing to forgive Dan Campbell for forgetting that a kicker can be useful.