Belmont Bruins vs Marquette Golden Eagles Point Spread Picks

Belmont excels from three-point land, but this is a tough opener on the road against a strong Marquette defense. The Belmont Bruins are 2-5 ATS in their last seven non-conference games. Marquette has plenty of talent led by junior center Luke Fischer (11 points per game) and freshman forward Henry Ellenson. Ellenson earned a spot on the All-Big East Second Team, despite having yet to play a single minute in the conference. The top-10 nationally ranked prospect is the first freshman to earn preseason All-Big East First or Second Team honors since the Preseason All-Rookie Team was discontinued in 1992-93. Marquette has also started 1-0 for 29 straight years. Marquette is also 7-1 straight-up all-time against programs currently in the Ohio Valley Conference, including a 79-63 win over UT Martin in the 2014-15 lid lifter. Play Marquette on the moneyline.