NCAAB Odds: Villanova Looking To Stay On Top Against Georgetown

Over the years, a number of different college conferences have seen teams leave, with new teams coming in to replace them. In some cases, this makes a conference stronger, but in other, like with the Big East, it makes the conference weaker. All of that said, there is a still a great Big East match-up to look forward to on Saturday, as #24 Georgetown travel to #7 Villanova to take on the Wildcats. Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: Saturday, February 7 2015 Time: 2:00 PM ET TV: FOX NCAAB Odds: Villanova -10.5

Game Analysis and NCAAB Betting Preview

While both teams obviously want the win here, it is the Hoyas who are sure to be the more desperate of the two. A loss would see them lose even more ground to Villanova in the conference standings, and would give them 5 conference losses so far. At 20-2, you have to wonder if Villanova will even rack up 5 losses in the entire season. The Hoyas will be leaning heavily on D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, who is averaging 15.8 PPG. He was able to chip in 21points in a losing effort the last time these two teams locked horns. The Wildcats offense does a great job of spreading the scoring among a number of different shooters, with no less than 6 players averaging over 9 PPG. A win in this one will not guarantee a conference title for Villanova, but it would more than likely take Georgetown out of the mix. They will be looking to put in a better performance against the Hoyas than they did last time out, when they rolled into Georgetown on a 4-game win streak, only to leave with a 58-78 beating.

Key Betting Trends • The Hoyas are 15-7 in their last 22 games and 4-8-1 ATS in their last 13 games • The Wildcats are 20-2 SU in their last 22 games and 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games • The Hoyas are 3-8 SU in their last 11 road games • The Wildcats are 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in their last five home games • The Hoyas are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games against Villanova • The total has gone OVER in three of the last five Georgetown games • The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Villanova games

What Should You Bet On?

Villanova recovered nicely from that loss, and have won three in a row in very comfortable fashion.Georgetown, on the other hand, has labored somewhat after that big win, going 2-2 in the 4 games that followed it. Their last outing was a 71-74 loss to Providence that saw the Hoyas fall a little further back in the conference standings. They are now looking up at Providence and Butler, as well as the conference leading Villanova. Georgetown are well aware of the importance of this game, but they also know this will not be the same type of game that they played in the last meeting. I expect this one to be a whole lot closer, and the home court advantage should be enough to see Villanova escape with a tight victory.