The Georgia Bulldogs host the Marquette Golden Eagles at a non-conference game that will take place at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia at 2 PM ET. Marquette has won five of their first seven games this season and they have covered the spread in four of those games. Georgia has also won five of their first seven games and they have covered the spread in two of the four games that have had a posted line.
Marquette is coming off a 90-44 blowout win over Western Carolina in their last game where they covered the 26-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 134, which was under the closing line of 143. The Golden Eagles have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in the three games previous to Western Carolina the total had gone over every time. Marquette has won three straight after losing their first two games of the season.
Georgia is coming off an 86-72 win over Moorehouse College in their last game, which did not have a line. There has not been a betting line in the Bulldogs last two games and in the two games previous to that they covered the spread in both. Georgia has an over/under record of 2-2 in their four games that have had a line. The Bulldogs are 4-0 at home this season.
Offensively, Marquette is putting up 86.7 points per game on a 50.6% FG average. On defense they are allowing 68.4 points per game on a 42.7% FG average.
Georgia is putting up 72.3 points per game on a 44.8% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Bulldogs are allowing 66.7 points per game on 39% shooting, which ranks 8th in the nation.
This will be the first time that these two teams have met.
Marquette vs. Georgia Betting Trends
- Marquette is 4-8 against the spread in their last 12 games.
- The Golden Eagles are 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games.
- The game total has gone over the posted line in 4 of Marquette’s last 6 road games.
- Georgia is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games.
- The Bulldogs are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 home games.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Marquette and Georgia we see the public is definitively leaning to Marquette taking this one with 65% confidence. The over 145.5 appears to be the bet on this game at 66%.
