Washington vs. Marquette NCAA Bracket Picks 2010: The No. 6 seed Marquette Golden Eagles will play the 11-seed Washington Huskies in a first round Thursday game of the East bracket of the NCAA Mens basketball tournament at HP Pavillion in San Jose, Calif. Tip off time is slated for 7:20 p.m. Eastern.
College basketball oddsmakers at Bodog.com currently have the Golden Eagles listed as 2-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total is sitting at 141.Washington wants a fast-paced affair; the Huskies were held to less than 70 points eight times and lost five of them. Marquette wouldn't mind a game in the high 60's. Marquette takes good care of the ball, but Washington forces 16.1 turnovers per game and thrives in transition. Washington forward Quincy Pondexter's battles with Marquette forwards Jimmy Butler and Lazar Hayward will be fun to watch.
Quincy Pondexter tossed in 18 points as Washington defeated California 79-75 in the PAC 10 Championship on Saturday. Washington won that game as a 2-point underdog, while the 154 points made it OVER the posted total of 153. Isaiah Thomas netted 16 points in the win.
Marquette lost 80-57 to Georgetown in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament on Friday, as 3.5-point underdogs. That game's combined score made it OVER the night's posted total of 127.5. Jimmy Butler netted 17 points, and Maurice Acker had 16 points in the loss.
We have been picking a high number of underdogs in this tournament. And that appears to be a good thing. It's no different for this game – Washington is the best bet to win SU.
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