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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 […]

The Ohio Bobcats are set to face the famed Villanova Wildcats on Saturday in what is expected to be a one-sided college basketball game. However, if you’re into lines and gambling and picks, you should 100 percent put all your money (fictitious, for entertainment purposes only) on Ohio. Let’s do this. Disclaimer: Joseph is not […]

Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright isn’t known as a man who allows freshmen to get run early, but on Tuesday night, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was doing just that. In a massive blowout victory against Army, the freshman scored 19 points after getting the start. Following the game, Wright claimed he wasn’t exactly shocked by the […]

Thanks to scandal surrounding Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks, coupled with a Snoop Dogg performance, there’s been a lot of talk about how musicians perform in college basketball settings. For Villanova Wildcats coach Jay Wright, it gave him a chance to tell a story about begging rapper 50 Cent to not drop F-bombs. Wait… […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich will take the reins of USA Basketball starting this year. Along with the arrival of the brilliant but blunt coach, Warriors’ Steve Kerr, Pacers’ Nate McMillan, and Villanova’s Jay Wright will also take seats in the new Team USA coaching staff. Marc Stein of The New York Times wrote […]

Final Four Most Outstanding Player Donte DiVincenzo has impressed scouts and executives with his play in the NBA Draft Combine this past week, showing a well-built mix of all-around shooting, athleticism, playmaking, and an innate feel for the game. A season-long sixth man for Villanova University, the 6-foot-5 sophomore did wonders for his stock with […]

Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright has no plans of following in the footsteps of Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan and Brad Stevens – at least for now. Having steered the Villanova Wildcats to the program’s second national title in three years just last April, it’s possible that Wright is receiving some coaching job overtures from […]

The New York Knicks have expressed interest in contacting Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright to inquire about their head coaching vacancy, according to Frank Isola of The New York Daily News. The organization has reportedly reached out to the 56-year-old coach, who is fresh off winning a second championship in three seasons with the […]

Villanova junior forward Mikal Bridges will forgo eligibility for his senior season and declare for the upcoming NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Fresh off a second championship season with the Wildcats, the All-American is projected to be a lottery pick, having won the Julius Erving award as the nation’s top small forward. With […]

Following a meteoric performance in the title game against the Michigan Wolverines, junior shooting guard Donte DiVincenzo chose the best possible time to pour in a career-high 31 points, leading the Villanova Wildcats to a 79-62 win to crown themselves champions for the second time in three years. In a team full of NBA prospects […]

In a year full of insane upsets, it is still the heavy favorites that won the 2018 NCAA National Tournament, as Donte DiVincenzo and the Villanova Wildcats wounded up on top of the college basketball world after taking down No. 3 seed Michigan Wolverines in the Finals on Monday, 79-62. The thousands in attendance at […]

Like many other athletes and celebrities, Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has made a pick for Monday night’s NCAA Championship Game between the No. 3 seeded Michigan Wolverines and No. 1 seeded Villanova Wildcats. Shortly after noon today, Mitchell, a former standout with the University of Lousiville Cardinals, sent out a tweet in support of […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are a No. 1 seed while the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers are a Cinderella story at this year’s NCAA Tournament. However, the schools share a betting line at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com for their respective Final Four matchups Saturday. The Jayhawks and the Ramblers are both pegged as 5-point underdogs on the Final Four […]

Kyle Lowry, a notable alumnus of the Villanova Wildcats basketball team, has pledged $1 million to his former team, according to their website. Kyle Lowry himself showed his gratitude to the university with a statement after his donation pledge on Monday nigh Kyle Lowry, a notable alumnus of the Villanova Wildcats basketball team, has pledged […]

Villanova Wildcats coach Jay Wright isn’t only one of the best dressed people in college basketball, he’s also good at his job. It is why it isn’t shocking as someone as talented as Omari Spellman would want to be with the program. According to Jay Wright, in an interview with Jon Rothstein, Omari Spellman already […]

Shortly after Villanova’s incredible National Championship victory over North Carolina, questions about the Wildcats’ head coach Jay Wright possibly making the jump to the NBA were raised. The consensus was that there would be plenty of interested parties in the association, and that it would be up to Wright if he wanted to leave the […]