The Golden Eagles head to southwestern Ohio for the front end of a home-and-home series with the Flyers.
THE VITALS: #6 Marquette Golden Eagles (9-1) at RV Dayton Flyers (8-2)
THE DATE: Saturday, December 14, 2024
THE TIME: 6pm Central
THE LOCATION: UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
THE TELEVISION: CBS Sports Network, with Chris Lewis & Steve Lappas on the call
THE STREAMING: CBSSports.com
THE RADIO: 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee, available online at Wisconsin On Demand or The Varsity Network.
THE LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast
THE LINE: Marquette +1 from our friends at Draft Kings.
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 52% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 76-75.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 81.2, making it the third most potentially exciting game out of the 84 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Gonzaga vs Connecticut at 83.8.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Stevie Mitchell (11.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2.5 spg)
- Kam Jones (20.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 6.6 apg, 1.8 spg)
- Chase Ross (10.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.5 spg)
- David Joplin (14.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.3 spg)
- Ben Gold (8.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 apg)
MARQUETTE INJURY UPDATE: Junior guard Sean Jones remains out while recovering from ACL surgery in January. Sophomore guard Zaide Lowery was scheduled to be re-evaluated late in the week after suffering a leg injury two weeks ago against Western Carolina.
DAYTON PROBABLE LINEUP
- Javon Bennett (8.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.3 spg)
- Malachi Smith (11.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.5 apg, 1.0 spg)
- Enoch Cheeks (16.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.9 spg)
- Nate Santos (14.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg)
- Zed Key (12.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 bpg)
YOUR 90s ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE DAY: Creep by Radiohead