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THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (16-6, 6-4 Big East) vs #19 Butler Bulldogs (18-5, 6-4 Big East)
THE DATE: Sunday, February 9, 2020
THE TIME: 11 goddamn am in the freaking morning
THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Kevin Kugler and Stephen Bardo on the call.
THE STREAMING: FoxSportsGo.com
THE RADIO: 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee, available through the TuneIn app, with Steve “The Homer” True and Tony Smith on the call
THE LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
THE LINE: Marquette -2.5
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 57% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 72-70.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 73.2, making it the most potentially exciting game out of the 18 scheduled for the day.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE STARTERS
- Markus Howard (27.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.0 spg)
- Koby McEwen (10.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.1 apg)
- Sacar Anim (13.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg)
- Brendan Bailey (7.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.4 apg)
- Theo John (4.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.0 bpg)
BUTLER PROBABLE STARTERS
- Kamar Baldwin (16.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.0 spg)
- Aaron Thompson (6.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.9 apg)
- Sean McDermott (12.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg)
- Bryce Nze (9.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.4 apg)
- Bryce Golden (8.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.2 apg)