College Hoops Sports Betting – No. 17 Villanova at Seton Hall
The Villanova Wildcats (12-2 SU, 5-5 ATS, 2-8 O/U) are coming off a disheartening 79-72 New Year’s Day road loss to Marquette in their conference opener in which they failed to cover the spread for BetUS NCAAB sports betting backers as a 3-point underdog in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Seton Hall Pirates (9-5 SU, 4-5 ATS, 4-4 O/U) were absolutely obliterated in their 92-66 homes loss to West Virginia on Saturday, failing to cover the spread as 3-point home underdogs.
Tonight, both teams will be looking to get back in the win column when they battle at the Prudential Center.
The Wildcats gave up a season high point total to the Golden Eagles who scored a whopping 43 points after halftime.
“It comes down to getting stops at the end of the game,” said Villanova senior forward Dante Cunningham, who had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. “You’ve got to know where the other person is going, or they are going to score on you. You have to get stops, you have to be tough.”
Villanova junior point guard Scottie Reynolds, the team’s unquestioned leader the past two seasons, shot just 2-for-9 from the field, scoring just 10 points in the loss. For the season, Reynolds is shooting just 37.7 percent.
The Pirates were crushed as 10-point home underdogs despite getting a game-high 29 points from sophomore shooting guard Jeremy Hazell.
Here is a look at the key trends for each team, followed by my in-depth analysis and NCAA college basketball Free Picks.
The Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games.
The Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss.
The Pirates are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a double-digit loss at home.
The Pirates are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games.
The Under is 6-0-1 in Wildcats last 7 games following a S.U. loss.
The Over is 4-0 in Pirates last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
The Wildcats are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Seton Hall.
The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Seton Hall.
The Wildcats are 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
NCAAB Odds
Villanova -6 ½ -110
Seton Hall +6 ½ -110
Analysis: The Seton hall Pirates may be playing at home tonight, but they are clearly an inferior opponent for a talented Villanova team that has national title contention hopes. After watching the Pirates’ annihilation at the hands of West Virginia, I’m thinking the party’s over for the Pirates tonight.
