The Villanova Wildcats will look to boost their win total and cover the point spread when they tip off against the Butler Bulldogs at Madison Square Garden on Friday in NCAA hoops betting.
Butler Bulldogs vs Villanova Wildcats Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Villanova Wildcats bring a 28-4 record (20-11-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 20-12 Bulldogs, who are 15-16 ATS. Those OVER/UNDER betting have witnessed Villanova go 22-10 so far and the Butler Bulldogs go 18-13.
According to new college basketball power rankings here at Odds Shark, it's the No. 3-ranked Villanova Wildcats and the No. 40-rated Butler Bulldogs in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Butler Bulldogs rank No. 178 in NCAA Basketball Division 1 with 34.28 per game. That compares with Villanova’s No. 136 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Villanova is college basketball's No. 3-ranked team at 11.41 per game, while the Butler Bulldogs rate No. 100 with 8.22 per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Butler got 32 points from Kamar Baldwin en route to a 75-74 victory over Seton Hall on Thursday at Madison Square Garden.
The battle between the Wildcats and Golden Eagles didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Marquette was handed a 94-70 defeat on Thursday at Madison Square Garden.
- Butler is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
- The total has gone OVER in 16 of Butler's last 24 games
- Butler is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Villanova
- Butler is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Villanova
- Villanova is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- Villanova is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
- The total has gone OVER in 11 of Villanova's last 13 games
- Villanova is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Butler
