2010 March Madness Washington vs. Marquette Picks & Predictions

Last Updated on March 18, 2010 5:06 pm by drew

Marquette-Wash Pick

The Pac-10 Conference doesn’t have much representation in the NCAA Tournament this year, but Washington Huskies can give the conference a big win when they face

Marquette on Thursday.

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These two teams will battle it out in the East Regional at 7:20PM ET from HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The Golden Eagles are the No. 6 seed while

Washington is the No. 11 seed.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com have made
Marquette 2-point favorites over

Washington on Thursday night. The over/under has been set at 143.

Marquette is making its 28^th-straight tournament appearance and the Golden Eagles have been to the last five tournaments.

Marquette is 22-11 on the year and 13-5 in the Big East Conference. The Eagles have averages 73.5 points per-game, which ranks 72^nd in the country while giving up 64.4 points per-game, which ranks 70^th. The Golden Eagles are led by Lazar Hayward, who scores 18.1 points per-game while pulling down 7.7 rebounds. Jimmy Butler averages 14.9 points per-game while Darius Johnson-Odom adds 12.8 points per-game.

Washington is making its 14^th NCAA Tournament appearance and second straight showing. The Huskies are 24-9 overall and 11-7 in the Pac-10 Conference.

Washington scored 79.8 points per-game, which ranks 13^th nationally, while giving up 69.9 points per-game, which ranks 194^th. Quincy Poindexter leads

Washington with 19.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per-game. Isaiah Thomas adds 17.1 points per-game as well.

Marquette has a mediocre record in a tough conference while

Washington has a good record in a weak conference. With

Arizona
State losing in the opening round of the NIT as a No. 1 seed, that doesn’t give a real vote of confidence for the Pac-10. The Golden Eagles aren’t favored by much, but have more big-game experience this season, which leads us to believe that they will win and cover in Thursday’s game.

Our NCAA Tournament Free Pick for this matchup is:
MARQUETTE -2 and UNDER 143
March Madness Betting Trends


Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Washington is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Marquette is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games

Marquette is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games

March Madness Injury Report


MARQUETTE

[G/F] 12/15/2009 – Jeronne Maymon has left team ( None ) 

[C] 11/24/2009 – Chris Otule out for season ( Foot ) 

[C] 01/19/2010 – Youssoupha Mbao expected to miss 4-6 weeks ( Knee ) 

WASHINGTON

(!)[G] 03/17/2010 – Isaiah Thomas probable Thursday vs.

Marquette ( Hand ) 

[G] 11/12/2009 – C.J. Wilcox expected to redshirt ( None ) 
March Madness Game Odds
Marquette Golden Eagles -2 Over 143

Washington Huskies +2 Under 143
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Posted: 3/18/10 5:06PM ET