2010-11 Results: Overall: 22-15 Big East: 9-9 Conference Tournament: Lost in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament Postseason: Lost in the Sweet 16 Buzz Williams guided the Golden Eagles to a 22-15 record and into the NCAA Tournament for a seventh straight year. Marquette tied for ninth in the Big East conference but reached the Sweet 16. With Darius Johnson-Odom, Jae Crowder, and Jamil Wilson leading the way Marquette is gunning for another deep run into the NCAA tournament. While...
Read more about 2011 Marquette Golden Eagles Basketball NCAA Tournament Sleepers - March 14, 2011The brackets are out for the 2011 NCAA Tournament, and this year could be as difficult as ever in predicting who will make the Final Four, as each region has a number of teams who you could make an argument for, and if years past have taught us anything, you never know what to expect. I have taken the time to breakdown the possible sleepers (teams not the top two seeds) in each region, which should help you make your tournament picks this year. East Region Sleepers: The East really has a lot of...
Read more about NCAA Tournament Sleepers NCAA Tournament Upset Predictions - March 13, 2011The NCAA Tournament brackets have been set, and over the next few days millions around the country will fill out their brackets, and try and come as close as possible to what actually happens. If you have ever filled out a bracket, you know simply picking the team with the higher seed will not get you far win it comes to winning your office pool. Just like the regular-season, there are upsets all through the course of the tournament, and spotting early upsets is crucial to picking a strong bracket....
Read more about NCAA Tournament Upset Predictions 2011 Big East Tournament Basketball Predictions & Schedule - March 7, 2011The Big East is the most competitive league in the history of college basketball. That has certainly been the case in 2011 with 10 teams likely headed to the NCAA Tournament and a possible 11th. With the regular season in the books, the Big East Tournament is next. It starts on Tuesday, March 8th with every game being played at Madison Square Garden and the 5-day event lasts through the 12th. Every single game will be nationally televised on either ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPNU so all who are interested...
Read more about 2011 Big East Tournament Basketball Predictions & Schedule Big East College Basketball Power Rankings - February 4, 2011The Big East Conference is a BEAST this year in College Basketball. How many teams with this conference get into the Big Dance? They should get a plenty and trust me it’s well deserved. The Big East could get at least 10 teams in the tournament, possibly 11 or how about even 12 teams in the Big Dance from one conference. It could happen this year but it’s doubtful with all the automatic bids from the weaker conferences. We’ll keep our eyes open down the stretch to see how the bottom of the...
Read more about Big East College Basketball Power Rankings Connecticut at Marquette - January 25, 2011After stepping out of conference to beat Tennessee 72-61 on Saturday, the fifth-ranked Connecticut Huskies jump right back into Big East play Tuesday when they take on the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Huskies have certainly been the surprise of the conference to this point after having to settle for the NIT last season. Though the Golden Eagles are not ranked, they are actually favored in this game since they are at home. College basketball spreads for this contest show us a line of Marquette -4...
Read more about Connecticut at Marquette Notre Dame at Marquette - January 10, 2011The Marquette Golden Eagles will look for their first win over a Top 25 team when they host the No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Monday night in a Big East Conference showdown. Marquette fell 89-81 at No. 5 Pittsburgh on Saturday, their fourth straight loss against a ranked opponent. The Fighting Irish improved to 11-0 at home with a 76-61 win over St. John’s on Saturday, but are 0-1 in conference play this season. Taking a look at the NCAA basketball odds for this game, oddsmakers have Marquette...
Read more about Notre Dame at Marquette Marquette vs Missouri Betting Lines - March 21, 2009In the West Region of the NCAA tournament 3rd seeded Missouri will face 6th seeded Marquette with the winner earning a trip to the Sweet 16. The two will meet this Sunday and Taco Bell arena for this second round battle. To earn their trip to the second round, Missouri survived their first round game against Cornell. The final score read 78-59, but Cornell hung with the Tigers for much longer than most expected. Marquette barely escaped in the first round against Utah State in a game they...
Read more about Marquette vs Missouri Betting Lines Marquette vs Connecticut Odds & Picks - February 24, 2009The Bradley Center will host a high stakes clash of Big East titans this Wednesday night when the no. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles host the no. 2 ranked Connecticut Huskies. Connecticut was knocked off America’s number 1 ranking by Big East foe Pittsburgh last week and with some luck from Oklahoma and North Carolina both losing they still retain the #2 spot in the country. However, they are among a 4 way tie for first place in America’s best basketball conference which is highlighted by those same...
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