Houston’s record against the spread this season is 29-12-0, while Villanova’s is 21-16-2. The Cougars are 17-25-0 and the Wildcats are 17-22-0 in terms of going over the point total. The two teams score an average of 146.2 points per game, 17.7 more points than this matchup’s total. Houston is 10-0-0 against the spread and 10-0 overall in its past 10 contests, while Villanova has gone 7-3-0 against the spread and 10-0 overall.
To prepare for this college basketball showdown, here is what you need to get ready for Saturday’s action.
Houston at Villanova odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Houston -2.5
- Total: 128.5
- Moneyline: Houston -140, Villanova +117
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Houston at Villanova odds, spread, & more
Moneyline
- The Cougars have won 89.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (34-4).
- Houston is 34-4 (winning 89.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -140 or shorter.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cougars have an implied win probability of 58.3%.
- This season, the Wildcats have won one out of the five games in which they’ve been the underdog.
- This season, Villanova has been at least a +117 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.1% chance of a victory for the Wildcats.
Against the spread
- The Cougars average 11 more points per game (73.7) than the Wildcats give up (62.7).
- Houston has a 19-10 record against the spread and a 26-3 record overall when putting up more than 62.7 points.
- Villanova has a 12-6-2 record against the spread and an 18-3 record overall when allowing fewer than 73.7 points.
- The Wildcats’ 72.5 points per game are 15 more points than the 57.5 the Cougars allow to opponents.
- Villanova has put together a 14-11-2 ATS record and a 23-5 overall record in games it scores more than 57.5 points.
- Houston has an ATS record of 18-8 and a 24-3 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 72.5 points.
- The Cougars have totaled 615 more points than their opponents this season (16.2 per game on average), and the Wildcats have scored 353 more points than their opponents (9.8 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Cougars’ average implied point total this season is the same as their implied total in Saturday’s game (73.2 points).
- So far this season, Houston has put up more than 66 points in all of its games.
- The Wildcats’ average implied point total on the season (72.9 points) is 9.9 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (63 points).
- This year, Villanova has totaled more than 63 points in a game 34 times.
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How to watch Houston vs. Villanova
- Game Day: Saturday, March 26, 2022
- Game Time: 6:09 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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