With the national No. 1 ranking back under their belts, the NCAAB betting odds favorite Villanova Wildcats will look to hold it down when they host No. 10 Xavier in a huge Big East battle.
No. 24 Florida State and No. 11 Arizona State will both be in action this week looking to pick up momentum-boosting victories. Now, let’s find some college basketball betting value as all three national championship hopefuls take the court!
“In the second half we were a little more aggressive,” Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said. “But we had dug such a hole, it was hard to pull out of it.”
For this Wednesday night showdown, I’m backing Florida State as the pick to win by a half-dozen points. Florida State is averaging just over 84 points per game while Louisville put up just over 76 per contest and only three points separate the two defensively. In closing, let me sat that interim Louisville head coach Dave Padgett is doing a phenomenal job coaching the Cardinals in the face of some serious adversity that would have completely crippled other programs.
NCAAB Betting Pick: Florida State 77 – Louisville 71
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No. 10 Xavier (15-2) at No. 1 Villanova (14-1)
- When: Wednesday, January 10, 2018, 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia, PA
- TV: FS1
Louisville at No. 24 Florida State
- When: Wednesday, January 10, 2018, 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, FL
- TV: ACC Network

Oregon (11-5) at No. 11 Arizona State (13-2)
- When: Thursday, January 11, 2018, 10:00 PM ET
- Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, AZ
- TV: FS1