UConn Huskies At Marquette Golden Eagles: College Basketball Preview And Stats – December 21, 2021

Written By Staff on December 21, 2021

The UConn Huskies (9-3, 0-1 Big East) are on the road in Big East play versus the Marquette Golden Eagles (8-4, 0-1 Big East) on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 9:00 PM ET.

UConn fell to Providence 57-53 at home in its previous game, with R.J. Cole (16 PTS, 8 AST, 26.3 FG%, 3-9 from 3PT) and Tyrese Martin (15 PTS 42.9 FG%) the standout performers. Marquette fell to Xavier 80-71 on the road last time out, led by Greg Elliott (18 PTS, 60.0 FG%, 2-5 from 3PT) and Justin Lewis (15 PTS, 7 REB, 33.3 FG%).

In the last meeting between the two teams, the Huskies defeated the Golden Eagles 80-62 on February 27, 2021. James Bouknight scored 24 points to pace the Huskies, and Dawson Garcia scored 18 points for the Golden Eagles.

Matchup at a glance

  • Game Day: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
  • Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Arena: Fiserv Forum
  • Spread: UConn -2.5
  • Total: 142
  • Moneyline: UConn , Marquette

UConn player stats

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
R.J. Cole 12 16.0 3.6 4.5 1.6 0.1 2.0
Adama Sanogo 8 15.6 6.3 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.0
Tyrese Martin 9 11.7 6.6 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.9
Tyler Polley 12 9.2 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 1.7
Isaiah Whaley 11 7.8 5.2 1.5 0.9 2.3 0.5

Marquette player stats

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Justin Lewis 12 15.3 7.8 1.5 1.3 0.5 1.3
Darryl Morsell 12 13.8 3.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.7
Greg Elliott 8 7.9 1.6 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.6
Kam Jones 12 7.7 1.5 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.6
Oliver-Maxence Prosper 2 7.5 5.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.0

UConn stats

  • The Huskies are averaging 79.4 points, 9.0 more than the Golden Eagles give up.
  • UConn is 8-0 when putting more than 70.4 points on the board.
  • The Huskies collect 42.9 rebounds per game, besting the Golden Eagles by 5.7 boards per contest.
  • UConn is 8-2 overall when it finishes with more rebounds. Marquette is 4-4 when it falls short on the boards.
  • The Huskies are making 43.4% of their shots from the field, 2.0% higher than the Golden Eagles allow to opponents (41.4%).
  • UConn has an 8-0 straight-up record when shooting higher than 41.4% from the field.

Betting on UConn

  • The Huskies have an implied moneyline win probability of 0.0% in this matchup.
  • UConn is 7-5-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Huskies are 6-5 ATS when favoured by 2.5 points or more this season.
  • This season’s average total in Huskies games is 138.4, 3.6 points fewer than Tuesday’s total of 142.
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