The No. 2 seed Marquette Golden Eagles (28-6) and the No. 15 seed Vermont Catamounts (23-10) will meet on Friday at 2:45 PM in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Marquette is a 10.5-point favorite in the contest, which airs on CBS. Here's everything you need to know ahead of this 2-15 matchup in the East Region bracket.
Marquette has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall in its past 10 games.
In its past 10 contests, Marquette has gone over the total four times.
Marquette has averaged a total of 152.6 combined points over its last 10 games, 8.1 greater than this matchup's total of 144.5.
In its past 10 games, Marquette's points per game average is 3.1 points lower per game than its season-long scoring average.
Vermont has a 7-2-1 record against the spread while finishing 10-0 overall over its past 10 games.
The Catamounts have hit the over in six of their last 10 contests.
Vermont's average total over the last 10 games is 5.7 points fewer than the 144.5 over/under listed for this matchup.
In the past 10 games, the Catamounts are averaging 6.4 more points than their season average of 73 PPG.
Marquette vs. Vermont Betting Trends
Marquette is 22-12-0 against the spread this season.
Marquette is 4-6 against the spread when favored by 10.5 points or more this season.
Marquette's games have gone over the point total in 17 out of 32 opportunities (53.1%).
The 79.9 points per game the Golden Eagles average are 13.3 more points than the Catamounts allow (66.6).
Marquette is 19-10 against the spread and 24-5 overall when scoring more than 66.6 points.
Vermont has a 19-12-1 record against the spread this year.
Vermont's games have gone over the point total 18 out of 32 times (56.2%).
The Catamounts score an average of 73 points per game, only 2.4 more points than the 70.6 the Golden Eagles give up.
Vermont is 11-5-1 against the spread and 16-2 overall when it scores more than 70.6 points.
Marquette vs. Vermont Over/Under Trends
Marquette and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's over/under (144.5 points) 20 times this season.
A total of 11 of Vermont's games have finished with a combined score over 144.5 points this season.
The over/under for this matchup of 144.5 is 8.4 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for Marquette (79.9) and Vermont (73).
The 137.2 points per game these two teams allow its opponents to score on average this season are 7.3 fewer than the 144.5-point total in this contest.
On average, Marquette has seen a 150.5-point over/under in its games this season, six more points than the over/under in this contest.
Vermont's games have an average over/under of 139.6 points this season, 4.9 points lower than the over/under for this matchup.
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