The third-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles (25-8) and the top-seeded UConn Huskies (30-3) will square off in the 2024 Big East Tournament championship matchup on Saturday. UConn is the top seed in the tournament after winning the regular season title with an 18-2 conference record. Meanwhile, Marquette is a 3-seed in the conference tourney after going 14-6 in Big East play in the regular season.

Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden in New York. The latest Marquette vs. UConn odds from SportsLine consensus list the Huskies as 9-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 143. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.) 

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The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters 2024 conference championship week on a 145-104 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 28-18 (+820) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows UConn senior guard Tristen Newton was on fire in Friday's win over St. John's. The fifth-year player poured in 25 points, while dishing out nine assists and grabbing six rebounds. He has reached double-digit scoring in each of the last nine games, including registering a triple-double in a 78-54 win over Villanova on Feb. 24. In that game, he scored 10 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished off 10 assists. In 32 games, all starts, he is averaging 14.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and one steal.

The model is also aware Marquette junior guard Kam Jones has been red hot of late, reaching double-figure scoring in each of the past 12 games, including four games with 30 or more during that stretch. In Friday's semifinal win over Providence, Jones poured in 23 points, while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists. He also had three steals. In last Saturday's regular season-ending 86-80 win at Xavier, he poured in 30 points, while adding nine assists and five rebounds.

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