The No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats (27-7) are 5.5-point favorites as they try to earn a trip to the Sweet 16 in an NCAA Tournament Round of 32 South Regional Region bracket matchup against the No. 7 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (20-11) on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, tipping off at 2:40 PM.
Villanova has put together a 17-16-2 record against the spread this season, while Ohio State is 17-14-0. The Wildcats have a 17-18-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Buckeyes have a record of 19-12-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams score 146.1 points per game, 13.6 more points than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 contests, Villanova has a 4-5-1 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall. Ohio State has gone 5-5-0 against the spread and 5-5 overall in its last 10 matches.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s college basketball action.
Ohio State at Villanova odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Villanova -5.5
- Total: 132.5
- Moneyline: Villanova -220, Ohio State +179
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Ohio State at Villanova odds, spread, & more
Moneyline
- The Wildcats have won 90% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (27-3).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -220 or shorter, Villanova has gone 22-2 (91.7%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Wildcats have an implied win probability of 68.8%.
- The Buckeyes have entered the game as underdogs eight times this season and won four of those games.
- This season, Ohio State has won two of its three games when it’s the underdog by at least +179 on the moneyline.
- The Buckeyes have a 35.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Against the spread
- The 72.9 points per game the Wildcats record are 5.3 more points than the Buckeyes give up (67.6).
- When Villanova totals more than 67.6 points, it is 11-10-2 against the spread and 20-4 overall.
- Ohio State has a 12-5 record against the spread and a 13-4 record overall when allowing fewer than 72.9 points.
- The Buckeyes’ 73.2 points per game are 10.2 more points than the 63 the Wildcats give up to opponents.
- When it scores more than 63 points, Ohio State is 16-9 against the spread and 18-7 overall.
- Villanova’s record is 12-6-2 against the spread and 18-3 overall when it allows fewer than 73.2 points.
- The Wildcats have totaled 335 more points than their opponents this season (9.9 per game on average), and the Buckeyes have scored 173 more points than their opponents (5.6 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Wildcats’ average implied point total this season is the same as their implied total for Sunday’s game (73.3 points).
- So far this season, Villanova has put up more than 69 points 24 times.
- The 73.7-point average implied total on the season for the Buckeyes is 9.7 more points than the team’s 64-point implied total in this matchup.
- On the season, Ohio State has put up more than 64 points 26 times.
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How to watch Villanova vs. Ohio State
- Game Day: Sunday, March 20, 2022
- Game Time: 2:40 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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