Villanova at Marquette 1/4/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the No. 10 ranked Villanova Wildcats visit Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to play the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Wildcats improved to 10-2 overall and 1-0 in Big East play following a 68-62 victory over the Xavier Musketeers. Collin Gillespie led the Wildcats in the win with 24 points. The Villanova guard scored 16 in the second half. The Wildcats have won six straight since losing to Baylor.

Collin Gillespie is the leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 15.0 points and 4.9 assists per game. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.2 rebounds per game. Five players for the Wildcats are averaging double figures in scoring.

Marquette is 10-1 and 0-1 in Big East actions following its 92-75 loss to Creighton on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles fell behind by 10 points at the half and could not mount a rally to overtake the Bluejays. Markus Howard, Sacar Anim and Brandan Bailey each scored 18 points in the loss for Marquette. Bailey led the Golden Eagles with 11 rebounds.

Markus Howard leads Marquette in scoring with an average of 25.6 points per game. Koby McEwen is the leader in assists with an average of 3.3 per game, while Jamal Cain leads Marquette in rebounding with an average of 5.2 per game. Sacar Amin is averaging 12.9 points per game and is the only other Marquette player besides Howard averaging double figures in scoring.