On the back of a fantastic finish that saw star graduate guard Kelsey Ransom score the game-winning bucket to send St. John’s University home Jan. 22, Georgetown hoped to carry their momentum into their matchup with Marquette University Jan.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Butler Bulldogs vs. Georgetown Hoyas on Friday night

Dan Hurley's UConn team has lost three of its last six, while Shaka Smart's Marquette squad is humming heading into a showdown against the Huskies. John Fanta breaks down the Big East ahead of a loaded weekend.

Marquette visits the Xavier Musketeers after Lee Volker scored 20 points in the Golden Eagles' 75-58 victory against the Georgetown Hoyas.

Assists_Georgetown 9 (Rivera 5), Marquette 21 (Volker 6). Fouled Out_Georgetown Jenkins. Rebounds_Georgetown 33 (Jenkins 10), Marquette 34 (Vice 8). Total Fouls_Georgetown 19, Marquette 15.

UConn men's basketball enters grueling stretch of its schedule Saturday night in Milwaukee against ninth-ranked Marquette.

Butler visits the Georgetown Hoyas after Jahmyl Telfort scored 24 points in the Bulldogs' 78-69 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Butler visits Georgetown on Friday! Let's continue our College Basketball odds series with a Butler-Georgetown prediction and pick.

Percentages: FG 55.102, FT .750. 3-Point Goals: 6-9, .667 (Volker 3-4, Forbes 2-3, Vice 1-1, Cracknell 0-1) Turnovers: 21 (Volker 6, Forbes 5, Vice 3, Mason 2, Porter 2, Smith 1, Perkins 1, Team 1)

Percentages: FG 31.818, FT .929. 3-Point Goals: 3-23, .130 (Hession 1-4, Ransom 1-5, Wilson 1-2, Jenkins 0-1, Rivera 0-8, McBride 0-2, Ryan 0-1) Turnovers: 21 (Ransom 8, Wilson 4, Jenkins 3 ...

Back on the mainland, they won eight straight, including toppling Baylor, Texas on the road, Gonzaga at MSG, and starting Big East play 4-0. Okay, so they just caught a bad wave on the islands, everything’s fine,

Almost a year ago, a sea of more than 17,000 blue and gold-dressed faithful dawned the bowl of Fiserv Forum — all in attendance for a celebration created to