Xavier vs. Marquette Prediction: Marquette Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/18/2025]

College basketball action continues on Saturday at 2:00PM ET as Xavier squares off with Marquette in college basketball action at Fiserv Forum.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Marquette as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Xavier-Marquette game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Marquette is more likely to win, while Xavier has a lower chance of victory."

For expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Xavier vs. Marquette predictions page.

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Xavier vs. Marquette Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball game between Marquette and Xavier at Fiserv Forum is scheduled to begin at 2:00PM ET.

• Who: Xavier vs. Marquette
• Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
• Time: 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT
• Venue: Fiserv Forum
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Saturday's Xavier vs. Marquette matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Xavier vs. Marquette Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Xavier and Marquette 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Marquette an 84% chance of beating Xavier. Our predicted final score has Marquette winning 79-68.

According to our model, Marquette (-10.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 148.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Xavier vs. Marquette Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Xavier	Marquette
Spread	+10.5 (-120)	-10.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+400	-500
Total	o148.5 (-110)	u148.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Xavier vs. Marquette Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Xavier vs. Marquette matchup is on the total.

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Conclusion

We predict Marquette, with an 84% win probability, will likely beat Xavier on Saturday.

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