The No. 2 UConn Huskies look to complete a sweep of the season series when they visit the eighth-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles in a Big East matchup on Wednesday. UConn (26-3, 16-2) trounced Marquette 81-53 at home on Feb. 17 and clinched its first conference title since 2005-06 with Sunday's 91-61 rout of Seton Hall. The Golden Eagles (22-7, 13-5) had their three-game winning streak halted with an 89-75 loss at No. 12 Creighton last Saturday. Marquette will be without guard Tyler Kolek, who is out for the rest of the regular season after suffering an oblique injury last Wednesday against Providence.

Tip-off at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc. is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. The Huskies are 5-point favorites in the latest UConn vs. Marquette odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 151.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows Tristen Newton (15.3) leads UConn in scoring as he is one of five players averaging double figures in points this season. The senior guard, who also tops the Huskies in rebounds (7.1) and assists (6.0), posted his third consecutive double-double and ninth of the campaign by recording 17 points and 10 assists against Seton Hall. Sophomore center Donovan Clingan also finished with a double-double in Sunday's win, registering 19 points and 11 rebounds, and registered one versus Marquette last month with a game-high 17 points and 10 boards.

The model also is aware that while Marquette will be without Kolek, it expects Oso Ighodaro to return to the court after missing Saturday's loss with an illness. The senior forward scored 14 points in the first meeting with the Huskies, is averaging 14 this season and needs 14 to become the 53rd player in school history to record 1,000 in his career. Junior guard Kam Jones, who leads the Golden Eagles with an average of 16.1 points, scored a team-high 23 in Saturday's loss at Creighton and topped Marquette with 15 at UConn last month.

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