This is a 10* play on Xavier.

While yesterday's early "ASSASSIN" was on a favorite from the Big East (Butler over Creighton), today we're going to be looking at an underdog as 9-6 Xavier travels to 11-3 Marquette. The host Golden Eagles come in ranked #16 in the country and have some nice wins this year. They've beaten the likes of Louisville, Kansas State and Wisconsin, plus they ended the unbeaten run of Buffalo to start the year in emphatic fashion (won that game 103-85). But playing just their 2nd true road game this season, they failed again mightily on New Year's Day, losing by 20 at St. John's. Their only other true road game was a 23 point loss at Indiana. They're back at home tonight, but Xavier won't be lacking for any motivation here as they just lost outright as a favorite to Seton Hall on Wednesday. The Musketeers are 1-3 ATS the L4 games, failing to cover all three times they were favored. But they won outright the one time they were a dog, at DePaul. Xavier won both meetings with Marquette last season. Expect a close battle today in the Big East. Play on XAVIER.

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