UConn vs. Marquette Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 4

The No. 4 UConn Huskies (13-1, 3-0 Big East) host the Marquette Golden Eagles (5-9, 0-3 Big East) at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 4, 2026. The Huskies are 19.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 144.5.

In its last outing on Wednesday, UConn claimed a 90-67 victory against Xavier. In UConn's win, Alex Karaban led the way with a team-high 19 points (adding seven rebounds and four assists). Marquette's most recent outing on Tuesday ended in a 79-73 loss to Seton Hall. Ben Gold's team-high 19 points paced Marquette in the losing effort.

UConn vs. Marquette Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: UConn -19.5
• Moneyline favorite: UConn -6250
• Moneyline underdog: Marquette +1650
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

How to watch UConn vs. Marquette

• TV Channel: NBC
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Betting the Over/Under: UConn vs. Marquette

• UConn and its opponents have combined to go over Sunday's over/under of 144.5 points five times this season.
• A total of 11 of Marquette's games have finished with a combined score higher than 144.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 155.9 points per game, 11.4 points more than the total of 144.5 for this game.
• The 138.9 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 5.6 fewer than the 144.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in UConn's games is 3.7 fewer points than the over/under of 144.5 in this contest.
• Marquette's games have an average over/under of 154.1 points this season, 9.6 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: UConn vs. Marquette

• In UConn's 14 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
• The Huskies have covered the spread once this season when favored by 19.5 points or more (in five chances).
• Against the spread, Marquette is 3-11-0 this year.
• UConn has covered the spread twice at home, and is 7-1 overall there, this season.
• At home, as a 19.5-point favorite or greater, UConn has one win ATS (1-4).
• Marquette is winless against the spread, and 0-3 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: UConn vs. Marquette

• This season, UConn has been moneyline favorites 11 times and won 10, or 90.9%, of those games.
• The Huskies have played as a favorite of -6250 or more twice this season and won both games.
• UConn has a 98.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Marquette has been posted as the moneyline underdog five times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• The Golden Eagles have yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +1650.
• Marquette has an implied victory probability of 5.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.