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The Villanova Wildcats take on the Butler Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Villanova Butler prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova Butler. The Villanova Wildcats are below .500 in the middle of January. It’s a shocker, but it’s true. The Wildcats are 8-9 after losing four of their […]

Georgetown basketball may have lost to Villanova basketball on Wednesday, but at least they had the best play of the game thanks to Brandon Murray. The Hoyas guard went viral after he pulled off an early dunk of the year candidate in the first half. After finding a clear path to the basket, he quickly […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the UConn Huskies. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Villanova UConn prediction and pick. The Villanova Wildcats have gone through a very rough season. The main reason for their struggles has not been the coaching transition from Jay Wright (who retired after making the 2022 Final Four) […]

The St. John’s Red Storm take on the Villanova Wildcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our St. John’s Villanova prediction and pick. The Saint John’s Red Storm are 11-1 on the season, but are they for real? It’s easy to be skeptical. Mike Anderson has had promising St. John’s teams in recent […]

Jalen Brunson is now officially a member of the New York Knicks. The 25-year-old made his way to The Big Apple to put pen to paper on a massive $104 million, four-year deal with the Knicks via free agency. On Wednesday, Brunson made his first trip to the famed Madison Square Garden as a member […]

Last Wednesday, news broke that Jay Wright was retiring as the head coach of the Villanova Wildcats. The coach had a remarkable career with two NCAA Division I Tournament wins and four Final Four visits in 21 seasons. While he’s enjoying retirement now, Wright hasn’t completely closed his future off to coaching. The former Wildcats […]

Wednesday night, Jay Wright announced his retirement as head coach of the Villanova Wildcats. Two days later, the tenured coach held his official retirement press conference. During the conference, Wright explained his reasoning for stepping down after such a successful career. He said that he’d been thinking about retirement “for a few years,” but knew […]

Jay Wright is stepping down from his post as the Villanova Wildcats’ head coach. The legendary head coach officially announced his retirement from coaching after 21 seasons with Villanova and seven with the Hofstra Pride. Villanova became one of the best programs in the country under Wright. The Wildcats won two national championships, made the […]

For 21 seasons, Jay Wright paced the sidelines for the Villanova Wildcats as their head coach. Wright became known for his well-coached Wildcat teams and for his impeccable style. However, Wednesday officially marked the end of an era, as Wright shockingly announced his retirement from coaching, ushering in assistant Kyle Neptune as the new head […]

For over two decades, Jay Wright called the shots for the Villanova Wildcats. That will not be the case anymore, starting next season after Wright surprisingly announced his retirement from coaching Wednesday night. Wright is considered an all-time great in college basketball coaching and that’s clearly backed up by the accolades he’s been getting since […]

The reports on Jay Wright seriously considering retirement came as a shock to the basketball world. After all, it seemingly came out of nowhere, especially since the legendary tactician has been a stabilizing force on the sidelines for Villanova for 21 years. However, Wright has a really good reason to retire now and stop from […]

Villanova head coach Jay Wright is reportedly considering retirement, but before fans even talk about him potentially coaching in the NBA, latest information highlights that such move is unlikely. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, there has always been huge NBA interest in Wright over the past years. However, his reported plan to retire is […]

After 21 seasons as Villanova’s head coach, Jay Wright is reportedly considering stepping down and walking off into retirement, according to Shams Charania. Shams reports that Wright is discussing the decision with his family and expected to have a final answer on his future with the program in the coming days. Just in: Villanova’s Jay […]

The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Villanova Wildcats 81-65 in their Final Four head-to-head matchup on Saturday. With the win, Kansas advances to the championship to take on the winner of Duke and North Carolina. Villanova enjoyed a successful season overall but fell just short against an extremely talented Jayhawks team. One of the stars for […]

With the Villanova Wildcats Final Four game scheduled against the Kansas Jayhawks, all eyes will be on this well-rounded two seed to perform at a high level. Ahead of the Wildcats-Jayhawks game, we’ll be making our bold Final Four predictions. As the Wildcats inch closer to their third national title since 2016, they’ll be looking […]

The Villanova Wildcats advanced to the Final Four with a key win against Houston on Saturday, but it didn’t come without a major loss. Star guard Justin Moore went down with a gruesome leg injury late in the game and was unable to return to action. After undergoing tests on the injured leg, the Wildcats […]

The Villanova Wildcats punched their ticket to the Final Four with a win over the Houston Cougars on Saturday, but it came at a cost. Guard Justin Moore suffered a right lower-leg injury in the final minute while slipping on a drive and had to be helped off the court. After the Elite Eight victory, […]

Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars are going home after getting eliminated from the 2022 NCAA Tournament by Jay Wright’s Villanova Wildcats in the Elite Eight round. The Cougars lost to Villanova to the tune of a 50-44 score, a massive letdown performance for a team that was coming off a stunning upset victory over […]

The Villanova Wildcats took down the Houston Cougars in their Elite Eight showdown in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, but it came with a price. Justin Moore suffered an injury late in the game and had to exit with what looked like a significant issue. With just a minute left in the game, Moore was […]

In the true spirit of March Madness, the Houston Cougars pulled off a strong upset over the top-seeded Arizona Wildcats on Thursday night. The Houston Cougars led from the jump and never looked back, completing a wire-to-wire win over one of the favorites to win the entire NCAA tournament. They never ran away with an […]

The Villanova Wildcats are evolving. Following their most recent NCAA Tournament victory over the Michigan Wolverines, some significant trends have emerged that demand respect and attention from the College Basketball world. Villanova is no longer just a ‘decent’ program from the northeast. No, rather Villanova is on the verge of supplanting the College Basketball hierarchy […]

It’s Sweet 16 time, which means that with each matchup, there is even more on the line. On paper, we are in for an absolute barn burner in the South Region between the Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats. Both teams have played tremendously in their two wins in the tournament thus far, as a […]

In a battle between two defensive juggernauts, the Ohio State Buckeyes will go to war versus the Villanova Wildcats in a second-round matchup with each school’s season on the line. It is time to check out our March Madness odds series, where our Ohio State-Villanova prediction and pick will be revealed. Ohio State heard all […]

Whatever happens to Collin Gillespie and the Villanova Wildcats in the 2022 National Tournament, they will be finishing their season as the reigning Big East tournament champions. That’s after they crushed the conference title dreams of the Creighton Bluejays in a 54-48 win Saturday night. Gillespie put on a show in the second half to […]

UConn and Villanova face off in what should be an elite Big East classic! It’s time to continue our college basketball odds series with a UConn-Villanova prediction and pick. UConn defeated Seton Hall 62-52 in the quarterfinals last night. The No. 20 team in the nation is set to take on a very good Villanova […]

In the second Big East clash of conference tournament Thursday, the St. John’s Red Storm square off against the Villanova Wildcats in New York City at Madison Square Garden. When this highly anticipated matchup is underway, there will be plenty of points scored between both schools, so be sure to stay glued to your seat […]

The #9 Providence Friars entered Tuesday night’s contest against the #11 Villanova Wildcats having captured their first ever Big East regular season title on Saturday night. That did not stop them from showing up on the road at Villanova. However, the Wildcats still proved that they can play with anyone in the country, outlasting the […]

The UConn Huskies scored a major victory Tuesday night at home, as they beat the No. 8 Villanova Wildcats, 71-69, in a game that featured a thrilling ending. However, UConn head coach Dan Hurley was not able to finish the game on the sidelines after he got booted out of the game in the first […]

Tuesday night, the UConn Huskies hosted the Villanova Wildcats in a battle of Big East rivals. Late in the first half, Huskies head coach Danny Hurley received a technical. He then turned to the crowd to pump them up. Apparently the referees took that as a shot at them. They immediately gave him a second […]

The day has come. The seemingly eternal winning streak of the University of Connecticut in women’s basketball has been put to rest by Villanova on Wednesday night. The Wildcats pulled off the monumental upset, 72-69 to snap the Huskies’ 169-game conference winnings streak. The last time UConn lost in a Big East contest, Macklemore & […]

The Villanova Wildcats will play the Creighton Bluejays on Friday in a Big East matchup. It’s time to continue our college basketball odds series with a Villanova-Creighton prediction and pick. Villanova and Creighton are set to open Big East play on Friday night. The Wildcats are 7-3 this season but suffered an ugly loss to […]

The NCAA basketball season is now upon us! Villanova University will take on the UCLA Bruins in what should be an early-season classic! It’s time to continue our college basketball odds with a Villanova-UCLA prediction and pick based on Villanova UCLA odds. It’s not every day you get to see two top-four teams in all […]

Despite trailing for much of the first half, the Baylor Bears used a late scoring surge to overcome the Villanova Wildcats Saturday afternoon and propel themselves into the Elite Eight. While other top-seeds have fallen prey to upsets, Baylor refuses to be denied. COMEBACK BEARS 🐻 (1) Baylor storms back to defeat (5) Villanova 62-51 […]

The North Texas Mean Green will try to keep a Cinderella run alive when they face off against the Villanova Wildcats in the second round on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NCAA odds series and make a North Texas-Villanova prediction and pick. North Texas pulled off one of the stunners in the first round, […]

March Madness is here. Let’s continue our NCAA odds series by making a Winthrop-Villanova prediction for this incredible March Madness game. And of all the barn burners that we are bound to get over the course of just this first weekend, the matchup between the Winthrop Eagles and the Villanova Wildcats will be one of the […]

The Butler Bulldogs didn’t wait until March to score a massive upset, beating the eighth-ranked Villanova Wildcats, 73-61, on Sunday in a regular-season rematch between two Big East teams. Chuck Harris led a balanced effort by the Bulldogs with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting while adding five rebounds, and three assists. Jair Bolden, meanwhile, finished […]

Villanova head coach Jay Wright addressed recent rumors about being a candidate for the Philadelphia 76ers’ head coaching job after the Sixers recently fired Brett Brown. Wright has always been among the top college coaching minds and an outside candidate to make the move to the NBA. Yet the Pennsylvania native noted he won’t be […]

The New York Knicks are interested in Villanova head coach Jay Wright as a candidate to take the helm, according to Adam Zagoria of Forbes. Zagoria reports “there is a strong possibility” that Wright could wind up in New York. Wright has been atop the college radar, besting others like Virginia’s Tony Bennett as the most […]

Executives around the NBA voted in a 25-man poll in hopes to find the few NCAA Division I coaches who are most likely to have a successful NBA stint. Villanova head coach Jay Wright ranked above them all, scoring only one point above Virginia’s Tony Bennett and notching six first-place votes in the poll conducted […]