Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Villanova Pavilion Friday as host Villanova looks to handle the District of Columbia Firebirds in NCAA hoops action.

The Firebirds will try to spoil to the party on Friday; they are 5-4 ATS against the number this season, while the Wildcats are 8-19-2 ATS. District of Columbia is 5-4 on the totals; Villanova is 20-9.



View District of Columbia vs Villanova Odds and Stats.





How They Match Up:




Villanova lost its last outing, a 56-47 result against South Florida on March 7. They failed to cover in that game as a 2.5-point underdog. The Wildcats got 20 points from Mouphtaou Yarou, but it was South Florida that prevailed in a 56-47 final on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.


Villanova Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
After playing South Florida are 5-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few Firebirds at Wildcats trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Villanova's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Villanova's last 20 games
Villanova is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Villanova is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
District of Columbia home to Marshall, Friday, November 16
Villanova home to Marshall, Sunday, November 11