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NCAAB Big East Odds: Marquette, UConn Betting Favorites

  • The 2024-25 Big East title odds have Marquette and UConn leading the way.
  • St. John’s has made a move in the Big East odds.
  • Check these and other college basketball betting lines at BetUS.

 

After all three Big East teams in the 2024 March Madness bracket reached the regionals, with UConn winning its second straight national title, there was plenty of chatter about the Big East pushing to get more than three team into the field of 68 in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

NCAAB Big East Odds: Marquette, UConn Betting Favorites
Kam Jones #1 of the Marquette Golden Eagles | Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP

It remains to be seen if that happens as the Big East teams not named Marquette or UConn won just five of their first 29 Quad 1 games. Injuries to Creighton’s Pop Isaacs and Xavier’s Zach Freemantle could shake things up as conference play gets rolling. Marquette, UConn and St. John’s are setting the pace in the Big East championship odds.

No. 8 Marquette and No. 11 UConn are the only two Big East teams ranked in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll. The college basketball futures odds have UConn fifth at +1600 and Marquette 12th at +6000 in the odds of winning the national title.

 

3 Big East Betting Storylines To Watch

1. Marquette and UConn to Battle for Supremacy

When the season started, the sports betting odds had reigning Big East champion UConn as the favorite at +120 to win the conference title again followed by Creighton, St. John’s, Xavier and Marquette.

Marquette, led by the play of guard Kam Jones, has seen its Big East title odds go from +750 to +145 while UConn isn’t far behind at +175.

Both teams started 3-0 in Big East play. Marquette’s toughest conference game was a road matchup against Xavier as Jones had four points and an assist in a game-deciding 6-0 run.

The first UConn-Marquette game is on Feb. 1. The Golden Eagles open 2025 by playing Creighton and Georgetown.

UConn’s first Big East matchup in 2025 was a 13-point win at DePaul. The Huskies had to win in overtime against Xavier so the rematch on Jan. 25 in Cincinnati could be fun to watch.

Bet UConn (+175) to Win the Big East title

 

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2. Red Storm, Hoyas Ready To Make Some Noise

Nothing will top the St. John ‘s-Georgetown games in the 1980s that featured Big East legends Chris Mullin and Patrick Ewing. However, things are trending in the right direction for both the Red Storm and the Hoyas.

Rick Pitino’s St. John’s team saw the odds of winning the Big East move from +400 to +300 despite a recent one-point loss at Creighton.

Georgetown added star freshman Thomas Sorber and plenty of transfers after a difficult debut season for Ed Cooley.

The new year will bring some immediate challenges as Georgetown’s first four games come against Xavier, Marquette, UConn and St. John’s.

The Hoyas were only ahead of DePaul in the Big East odds at the start of the season. Those odds have moved from +20000 to +7000.

Bet St. John’s (+300) to Win the Big East title

 

3. Will Perennial Contenders Be In The Mix?

Creighton was the No. 2 favorite behind UConn when the season began. Those odds went from +350 to +1000. Losing Isaacs didn’t help as the Texas Tech transfer was averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists when he suffered a season-ending injury, per NCAAB news.

His last game saw him score 27 points in an upset of then-No. 1 Kansas. The college basketball spread had Creighton as a 3.5-point underdog against Kansas only to win by 13 points.

It is uncertain when or if Freemantle will return this season and that changes things for Xavier. The Musketeers nearly won at UConn in the first game without Freemantle. Almost is the key word for Xavier – its last four losses were by a combined total of 14 points as the Musketeers are priced at +8500 to win the Big East.

There were plenty of those who bet online who were jumping off the bandwagon when Villanova lost to Columbia and Saint Joseph’s early in the season. Big East scoring leader Eric Dixon has been delivering in the college basketball player props as Villanova won its first four games in December before a loss to Creighton. The Wildcats are flying under the radar at +4000 in the Big East championship odds.

Bet Creighton (+1000) to Win the Big East title

 

Questions Of The Day

Who played in the 2024 Big East championship game?


Top-seeded UConn topped No. 3 seed Marquette 73-57 to win the 2024 Big East tournament.

Which Big East teams have the best record against the spread this season?


Marquette and St. John’s are both 8-5-1 against the college basketball betting line this season followed by Villanova and Xavier at 8-6.

 

 

Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets

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