A pair of Top 25 teams will face each other on Wednesday night when the 12^th-ranked Texas Longhorns travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to face the 8^th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles at the Fiserv Forum with the game tipping off at 8:00 PM ET and will air on Fox Sports 1.

The Texas Longhorns enter this game ranked 12^th in the AP Poll and 16^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 6-1 and are on a two-game winning streak following a 77-58 win at home against the Texas State Bobcats on Thursday. The early season success for the Longhorns can be attributed to their offensive play as they enter this game averaging 81.29 points per game. Max Abmas has played a pivotal role in the success Texas has had on offense as he leads the team in scoring and assists with an average of 16.7 points and 4 assists per game. Texas has also been an above-average defensive team as they are allowing an average of 65.86 points per game. The Longhorns will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel to face the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Marquette enters this game with a record of 6-2 and is ranked 8^th in the AP Poll and 7^th in the Coaches Poll, however, the Golden Eagles have lost two of their last three games. The Marquette Golden Eagles finished as the runner-up in the Maui Invitational following a 71-69 win against the UCLA Bruins in the 1^st round, a 73-59 win against the Kansas Jayhawks in the Semifinals, and a 75-78 loss in the Championship game against the Purdue Boilermakers. The Golden Eagles have been one of the best defensive teams in the nation as they are allowing an average of 67 points per game while also being an above-average scoring team as they are averaging 79.25 points per game. The Marquette Golden Eagles will look to bounce back following their 64-5 loss on the road against the Wisconsin Badgers when they host the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday night.

BookMaker has the Marquette Golden Eagles listed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday night. This will be the first time in the history of these two programs that they will face each other in college basketball. The Texas Longhorns are 2-5 ATS overall and 0-1 ATS as an underdog this season while the Marquette Golden Eagles are 4-3-1 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS at home, and 2-3 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Marquette enters this game as the higher-ranked team as they are ranked 8^th in the AP Poll and 7^th in the Coaches Poll while Texas is ranked 12^th in the AP Poll and 16^th in the Coaches Poll. The Golden Eagles have been the better team at covering the spread this season as they are 4-3-1 ATS overall and 2-1 ATS at home while the Longhorns are 2-5 ATS overall. Buy the .5 point and lay the points with the Marquette Golden Eagles when they host the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday night in a Top 25 matchup.