Bodog Beat

Moral victories don’t count in college basketball. (AP Images)

But give the Marquette Golden Eagles (23-5 SU, 11-1-1 ATS) some credit for hanging in there Wednesday night against UConn.

Marquette lost starting point guard Dominic James to a broken left foot after just four minutes of action, then stuck around against the Huskies before eventually losing the game 93-82 as 1.5-point home faves.

The depth of the Golden Eagles will be tested on Sunday when they travel to Freedom Hall to face the Louisville Cardinals (22-5 SU, 17-10 ATS). The Cards are well rested after beating Georgetown 76-58 on Monday as a 1-point road fave. Louisville is 5-1 SU and ATS over the past six games, and the over has rattled off five paydays in a row despite the defensive prowess of the Cards. They hold their opponents to 31 percent from behind the arc – bad news for undersized and shorthanded Marquette.