Saint Joseph’s vs. Villanova Prediction
The Villanova Wildcats are playing well as of late as they prepare for today’s home contest versus the in-city foe St. Joseph’s Hawks. Can the Wildcats secure their sixth consecutive victory today and cover the spread in the process?
Game Snapshot
743 Saint Joseph’s at 744 Villanova Wildcats
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Finneran Pavilion at 2PM ET
TV: FS1
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Public Betting Information
According to oddsmakers at BetNow.eu, the Wildcats are an 11-point favorite on the spread line. The total is set at 146.5 points. As of Saturday morning, 62 percent of public bets are siding with host Villanova. Check out our College Basketball Public Betting Page for the latest information.
St. Joseph’s pulls away from Princeton
The Hawks improved to 5-4 on the season Wednesday night with a 92-82 victory at the Tigers. St. Joseph’s led 39-36 at halftime before extending the advantage after the break. The Hawks shot 33-of-60 from the floor in the triumph including 11-of-25 from 3-point range. Lamarr Kimble paced St. Joe’s with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting with five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Jared Bynum tallied 19 points, six assists and two steals. Taylor Funk had 16 points and seven boards. Charlie Brown Jr. added 11 points and five rebounds.
Samuels guides Wildcats past Owls
Jermaine Samuels came off the bench to score 15 points in 16 minutes including three 3-pointers in the second half to help lead Vilanova to a 69-59 home victory Wednesday night over Temple. He shot 4-of-6 from the floor including 3-of-3 from 3-point range plus seven rebounds. Joe Cremo contributed 11 points in 21 minutes off the bench. Eric Paschall added 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. The Wildcats (7-2) outscored Temple 45-36 in the second half to secure the win.
College Basketball Betting Trends
St. Joseph’s
The Hawks are 1-7-1 ATS in their last nine games versus the Big East Conference. St. Joseph’s are 7-2 ATS in its last nine road games.
Villanova
The under is 8-1 in the last nine Wildcats games overall. Villanova is 20-8 ATS in its last 28 home games.
Prediction:
St. Joseph’s is outside the top 100 and have lost four of its last six games, not a good formula going into a game against red-hot Villanova. The Wildcats still have a fantastic offense and their defense has improved during the winning streak. I think Villanova rolls to another win this afternoon.
NCAA DAILY PREDICTION: VILLANOVA WILDCATS -11