Tuesday, December 09, 2014 at 7:00p ET

Madison Square Garden, New York

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On Tuesday night, the Villanova Wildcats will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. This game is part of the Jimmy V Classic. The Villanova Wildcats come into the game with a perfect 8-0 record on the season. For Illinois, they are 6-1 after their road loss at Miami last week. Villanova is a member of the Big East, while the Illini play in the Big Ten.

The Illinois Fighting Illini scored 221 points combined in 2 wins earlier in the season. The Illini have beaten Indiana State and Baylor for their best wins thus far. The leading scorer for Illinois has been Ravonte Rice, with 17.4 per game. In the win on Saturday over American, Illinois saw Malcolm Hill lead the way with 13 points, while Nnanna Edwu added 7 rebounds. Illinois will still face Oregon and Missouri before Christmas.

For the Villanova Wildcats, four of their seven wins have come via blow-outs. The closest game so far for the Wildcats came on November 25th in a non conference win over Michigan. The Wildcats also have wins over VCU, LaSalle and St. Joseph. The leading scorer thus far for Villanova is Dylan Ennis, with 12.5 per game. The Wildcats are one of just two teams remaining in the Big East with an unbeaten record. Seton Hall is the other.

Villanova Wildcats Betting Trends

Villanova Wildcats are 5-1-1 Against the Spread

Villanova Wildcats are 1-6-0 against the Over/Under

Illinois Fighting Illini Betting Trends

Illinois Fighting Illini are 4-2-0 Against the Spread

Illinois Fighting Illini are 1-2-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Villanova Wildcats

No injuries to report at this time

Illinois Fighting Illini

11/13/14 G Tracy Abrams Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Villanova

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