NCAA Basketball: Buy or sell Gonzaga, Marquette, NC State and Nevada

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16: Theo Pinson #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels dribbles the ball up the court against Garrison Matthews #24 of the Lipscomb Bisons during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 21: Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles attempts a shot while being guarded by Nick Perkins #33 of the Buffalo Bulls in the second half at the Fiserv Forum on December 21, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

4. Marquette Golden Eagles: SELL

The Golden Eagles are about as trendy as Hansel from Zoolander. They have dropped 100+ points twice already this season, and Markus Howard has dropped 40+ points three times (against Kansas State, Buffalo, and Creighton, no less). Having said that, I think the time to sell Marquette is immediately following tonight’s home game against DePaul.

The Golden Eagles rose all the way up to 12th in the most recent AP poll, and are slotted on the 4 seed line in the latest Bracket Matrix update. My primary worry with this team is that opposing defenses are going to start really throwing the entire kitchen sink at stopping Howard. When they figure out how to do that successfully, I’m not so certain that the Hauser brothers are going to be able to pick up the slack.

In terms of efficiency, Marquette is a very balanced team on both sides. However, they’re outside of the top 30 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. Add that to the fact that they still have to play Villanova twice, Butler twice, and at Seton Hall, and a regression to the mean seems to be in order.

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Don’t be surprised if the Golden Eagles fall down a couple of seed lines by March 17th.

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