The #16 Villanova Wildcats hope to add to their winning streak when they head to Pennsylvania to battle the Penn Quakers on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Villanova and Penn both have the same record, 8-2. Will Villanova take it to Penn, or will Penn use their home court advantage to put a scare into the defending champs?
Pennsylvania’s one of those sneaky good college basketball teams that can hang with major programs like Villanova. So far, Penn’s only lost to Kansas State and Oklahoma State. One of the reasons Penn is such a tough out is because they’re an amazing shooting team.
The Quakers hit close to 40% from the three-point line. Add in their close to 50% from the field, and we get a picture of how hard Pennsylvania makes it on their competition.
Villanova vs Pennsylvania NCAAB Lines & Expert Analysis
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- When: Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7:00 pm ET
- Where: The Palestra, Philadelphia, PA
- TV: ESPN 2
- Radio: Villanova / Pennsylvania
- Live Stream: WatchESPN
- ATS Odds: Villanova -7 (-110)
- Over/Under Total Odds: 138.5 (-110)
Why #16 Villanova Wildcats are a good bet at -7?
After a couple of stinging losses, 46-73 to Michigan and a close to unbelievable 68-76 overtime loss to Furman, the Nova Wildcats have run off 6 straight. 4 of the 5 wins were quality victories over Oklahoma State, Florida State, Temple and St. Joes. Villanova’s finally on track. Although they battle the Quakers on the road, Jay Wright’s squad shouldn’t allow a team like Pennsylvania to stop the winning streak. Nova’s 5-1 ATS in those last 6 matchups. They can win and cover on Tuesday night.Team Statistics
Offense:- Points/G: 75
- Field Goal %: 44.1
- 3-Point %: 34.2
- Free Throw %: 73.1
- Rebounds/G: 38.5
- Points/G: 64.8
- Field Goal %: 42.8
- 3-Point %: 31.3
- Free Throw %: 71.1
- Rebounds/G: 25.9
Why Pennsylvania Quakers are a good bet at +7?
Pennsylvania’s one of those sneaky good college basketball teams that can hang with major programs like Villanova. So far, Penn’s only lost to Kansas State and Oklahoma State. One of the reasons Penn is such a tough out is because they’re an amazing shooting team.
The Quakers hit close to 40% from the three-point line. Add in their close to 50% from the field, and we get a picture of how hard Pennsylvania makes it on their competition.
Team Statistics
Offense:- Points/G: 79.9
- Field Goal %: 49.7
- 3-Point %: 39.8
- Free Throw %: 63.6
- Rebounds/G: 35.2
- Points/G: 66.8
- Field Goal %: 42.5
- 3-Point %: 31.4
- Free Throw %: 69
- Rebounds/G: 30.9
NCAAB Betting Trends for Villanova vs Pennsylvania
- Villanova is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 games
- Villanova is 5-0 SU in the last 5 games
- The total went UNDER in 8 of Villanova’s last 9 games
- Pennsylvania is 2-4 ATS in the last 6 games when playing Villanova
- Pennsylvania is 4-1 SU in the last 5 games
- The total went UNDER in 4 of Pennsylvania’s last 5 games when playing at home against Villanova
