College Basketball Betting Picks: Marquette vs. Cincinnati: January 4th 2009

Cincinnati +9.5 (-110) - Sun January 4th 2009 2:00p
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Yes, the Marquette Golden Eagles are very tough at home, but this looks like a lot of points to be giving to a very good Cincinnati Bearcats team.

The Bearcats are 10-3 in their own right, and we look for them to bounce back well from their third loss last game at Memphis, which is certainly forgivable. Cincinnati did win their only other true road game this year outright at UNLV, which is no easy feat, and their great defense that is allowing just 61.3 points per game on 37.3 percent shooting always makes them dangerous underdogs.

Now Marquette is 10-0 straight up at home, but they have not beaten much as five of those wins were vs. outclassed non-lined opponents. Their best win was probably over Wisconsin, and they failed to cover here in that win, winning 61-58 as five-point chalk. This is also a revenge game for the Bearcats after Marquette went into Cincinnati and won by 15 points last season.

While the Cats may not get their outright revenge, we do see them fighting from start to finish and hanging within single-digits.

College Basketball Free Pick: Cincinnati +9.5 (-110) - Courtesy of LT Profits