The Marquette Golden Eagles lost by only 10 as a 16-point underdog at Villanova on Jan. 6. They took an 89-70 beating at Xavier their last time out but enter Sunday 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a straight up loss. I would not be surprised to see the Wildcats come out flat here after covering massive spreads three games in a row (winning by an average of 24 points), particularly as they've lost guard Phil Booth indefinitely after the redshirt junior broke his hand during Tuesday's win over Providence.

My selection is an 8* play on Marquette.