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The Big East schedule always delivers, even if it’s a battle of two middle-of-the-pack teams like Saturday with the Villanova Wildcats taking on the Providence Friars. Villanova is fifth in the conference with an 8-6 record, while Providence is down in eighth with a 5-9 record. The programs already played once this season at Villanova, […]

The tide may be turning for Villanova basketball’s Kyle Neptune, after leading the Wildcats to a 73-71 victory over St. John’s on Wednesday. Neptune received a warm sentiment from fans after the third-year head coach earned the win against the No. 9 team in the country, keeping the program’s pursuit of a NCAA Tournament bid […]

St. John’s looks to remain atop the Big East as they face Villanova. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a St. John’s-Villanova prediction and pick. St. John’s comes into the game at 21-3 on the year and 12-1 in conference play. After starting the year 4-0, they would lose two of […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Xavier-Villanova prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier-Villanova. The Villanova Wildcats are in big trouble. They have not been able to remain in control this college basketball season. Villanova and coach Kyle Neptune briefly thrived in the first half of January. However, […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-DePaul prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova-DePaul . On a stuffed Wednesday slate in college basketball, this game is notable because it involves a coach firmly on the hot seat. There is no getting around it: Villanova coach Kyle Neptune is […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Creighton-Villanova prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Creighton-Villanova. The Creighton Bluejays look like the team most people expected to see at the beginning of this college basketball season. It was a very bumpy ride for the Jays in nonconference play. They played […]

Villanova has had a very bumpy ride this season, while Marquette is arguably the best Big East team in the entire country. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Marquette prediction and pick. Villanova has been inconsistent this year on their way to a 12-8 record. They have big wins against […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-St John’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova-St John’s. On a loaded Saturday of college basketball, this game rates as one of the better attractions and, beyond that, a really intriguing game from a betting standpoint. Villanova is clearly getting better […]

UConn basketball lost a close 68-66 battle against Villanova on Wednesday, as the Huskies couldn’t finish the job after multiple opportunities missed down the stretch. Head coach Dan Hurley was disappointed after the game but expressed a great deal of optimism about the team going forward. “Really hard-fought game,” Hurley said via Aaron Bracy of Big […]

UConn looks to stay undefeated in Big East play as they face Villanova. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UConn-Villanova prediction and pick. UConn comes into the game sitting at 12-3 on the year. They opened up the year 4-0 before heading to the Maui Invitational, where they would lose […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Butler prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova-Butler. The Villanova Wildcats have begun to turn things around this season. They looked awful in the first three weeks of the season. They lost to Columbia, Saint Joseph’s and Virginia, three teams unlikely to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Creighton prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova-Creighton. The Creighton Bluejays are a very confusing team. They are good enough to beat Kansas, and bad enough to lose to Nebraska. They are good enough to have earned preseason discussion as a potential […]

Villanova has dominated Seton Hall over the past five years, winning eight of their nine matchups. Seton Hall finally broke the eight-game losing streak last season in their second matchup, when they were one-point favorites at home and won by ten. It is the first conference game for both teams, as they’ll face off earlier […]

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (4-7) hit the road to take on the Villanova Wildcats (6-4) Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Fairleigh Dickinson-Villanova prediction and pick. Here are the Fairleigh Dickinson-Villanova College Basketball Odds, courtesy of FanDuel  College Basketball Odds: Fairleigh Dickinson-Villanova Odds Fairleigh Dickinson: +28.5 (-104) Moneyline: […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Temple prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova-Temple. The college basketball season is loaded with all sorts of rivalry games. One on Saturday is part of the cherished and time-honored Big Five basketball series, bringing Philadelphia’s college basketball schools together every year. […]

The Villanova basketball program is one of the most storied in NCAA history. The Wildcats have not won a national championship since 2018, but are trying to remain a Big East force. Villanova Director of Athletics Mark Jackson departed the institution in late August to become Northwestern’s AD. Roughly three months months later, Villanova is […]

The Virginia Cavaliers (2-0) and the Villanova Wildcats (2-2) meet at a neutral site Friday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Virginia-Villanova prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Virginia-Villanova College Basketball Odds, courtesy of FanDuel  College Basketball Odds: […]

It is the Holy War in Philadelphia as Villanova plays Saint Joseph’s. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Saint Joseph’s prediction and pick. Villanova enters the game sitting at 2-1 on the year. They opened up with a win over Lafayette, but it was still a struggle, as Villanova failed […]

Being the Villanova basketball head coach comes with high expectations. And head coach Kyle Neptune could be losing his grip on his job position with the Wildcats. Columbia pulled into Philadelphia and shocked Villanova 90-80 Wednesday night. The Lions, in the process, created a rare Ivy League victory over a Big East foe. But more […]

Mikal Bridges has an incredible car collection. Bridges is one of the most promising rising stars in the NBA. He plays for the New York Knicks after a productive stint with the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns. His trade to the Knicks reunited Bridges with his former college teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, […]

Villanova basketball and Vanderbilt basketball are getting some bad news as the college season is about to begin. Each team is having a player suspended for a regular season game, per CBS Sports. This is due to the players’ involvement in the Portsmouth Invitational basketball showcase, back in April. Villanova basketball is losing Eric Dixon […]

Former Villanova basketball star Donte DiVincenzo has become one of the NBA’s top role players. He has been coveted my multiple teams in recent years, and was included in the high-profile Karl-Anthony Towns trade last month after a very good playoff run with the New York Knicks in 2024. Before DiVincenzo became an everyday player […]

The Northwestern Wildcats had been looking for a new athletic director since June. With the start of Northwestern’s football season rapidly approaching, the position has now been filled. Wednesday brought news that Northwestern was “targeting” Villanova athletic director Mark Jackson and that “a deal is expected to come together in the next 24 hours” according […]

New York Knicks superstar point guard Jalen Brunson is a Villanova legend. Was there a chance that Brunson would have transferred after his freshman season with the Wildcats? Rick Brunson, Jalen’s father and a former NBA player and current Knicks assistant coach, joined his son in an appearance on the “Come and Talk 2 Me” […]

Six-time NBA All-Star Kyle Lowry is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native who has played his high school ball (Cardinal Dougherty), college ball (Villanova), and professional ball (76ers) in the City of Brotherly Love. His jersey is retired at Villanova, and after signing with the 76ers in February last season, the 38-year-old Lowry has re-upped on a […]

The New York Knicks pulled off one of the first major moves of the 2024 NBA offseason in acquiring Mikal Bridges in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets. Aside from Mikal Bridges’ on court impact, the trade is significant in that it reunites former Villanova teammates in Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart. […]

Much has been made of the “Nova Knicks,” one of the more unlikely stories in recent NBA history. Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Donte DiVincenzo each won two NCAA Championships together on Jay Wright’s Villanova squad, and now they’ve reunited on the New York Knicks. Brunson and Hart recently chopped it up with Wright, even […]

While the Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of the basketball world eagerly await the decision of UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley, another two-time National Championship-winning head coach has suddenly emerged as what NBA insider Marc Stein calls a potential “stealth candidate” for the Lakers’ head coaching job: former Villanova head coach Jay Wright. “I […]

It’s hard to rank college basketball teams that are eras apart, as the game undergoes drastic changes from decade to decade—if not sooner—and no two college basketball seasons are the same. However, a good way of tracking where different teams rank is separating ones that enjoyed extended success in a sport emphasizing the one-and-done. College […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year is currently in its early stages as March Madness got started on Tuesday night with the First Four, and then the first round got started on Thursday. The First Four gave us an early taste of the tournament and there were some great matchups, but Thursday was […]

The history of Villanova basketball is one that includes three NCAA basketball championships. The Wildcats won the tournament in 1985, 2016 and 2018. However, the 2023-24 Wildcats did not have a championship type of season, and head coach Kyle Neptune has received quite a bit of criticism. “I think we have the right guy in […]

Coach Kyle Neptune can still salvage the Villanova basketball season. The Wildcats ended with an 18-14 overall record with 10 losses and 10 wins in their conference. They started the Big East Tournament right with a narrow win over DePaul and hope to keep that momentum going against Marquette. If they do win over Coach […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the Marquette Golden Eagles. Check out our Big East championship odds series for our Villanova Marquette prediction and pick. Find how to watch Villanova Marquette. The Villanova Wildcats very nearly endured a disaster on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big East Tournament. The Wildcats were 23.5-point favorites […]

We’re set to bring you yet another College Basketball prediction and pick as we head to the Big East Conference for this pivotal matchup. The #10 Creighton Bluejays (22-8, 13-6 Big East) will take on the Villanova Wildcats (17-13, 10-9 Big East) with both teams heating up before tournament time. Check out our College Basketball odds series for our […]

Two bubble Big East teams face off as Villanova visits Seton Hall. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Seton Hall prediction, pick, and how to watch. Villanova comes into the game sitting at 17-12 on the year, while also sitting 10-8 in conference play, good for fifth in the Big […]

Villanova blood runs deep inside the New York Knicks system. Their core of Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Donte DiVincenzo have insane chemistry dating way back to their college basketball days which says a lot about their style of play. However, the Wildcats are not always in agreement. At times, they got into petty squabbles […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the UConn Huskies. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Villanova UConn prediction and pick. Find how to watch Villanova UConn. The UConn Huskies had been dominating the Big East Conference this season. They had firmly established themselves as the best team in the country and the clear-cut […]

Two Big East bubble teams face off as Butler faces Villanova. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Butler-Villanova prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Butler enters the game at 16-10 on the year and 7-8 in conference play. They have lost three of their last four overall though. First, thye fell […]

The Big East hits the court Friday as Villanova faces Georgetown. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Georgetown prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Villanova enters the game at 13-11 on the year, while sitting 6-7 in conference play. After losing six in a row, thye have won two of their […]