Providence Friars vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 1/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Sunday, January 29, 2023

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: fuboTV

The Villanova Wildcats (10-10) will play the Providence Friars (16-5) at Finneran Pavilion on Sunday.

The Providence Friars played Butler and took home the win by a score of 79-58 in their last contest. Providence finished the game with a 55.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 54) and made 5 of 17 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Friars knocked down 14 of 18 shots for a rate of 77.8%. In terms of rebounding, they collected 36 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 17 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Providence allowed 37.9% from the field on 22 of 58 shooting. Butler doled out 10 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Additionally, Butler pulled down 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Butler finished shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by making 6 of 12 shots. They knocked down 8 of 19 shots from distance. In reference to fouls, the Friars left the arena with 13 while Butler finished the game with 15 fouls.

Bryce Hopkins is one guy who came through for this contest. He finished 60.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and totaled 7 boards. He ended up with 16 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Providence enters this matchup with a mark of 16-5 so far this year. They have an average of 78.8 points per outing (38th in D-1) while connecting on 47.0% from the field. The Friars are connecting on 33.9% on 3-pointers (129 of 380) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Providence is pulling in 40.0 boards per game and has accounted for 300 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 109th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.0 fouls every game.

On defense, the Friars are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 159th in the country in points per game allowed (68.3). The Friars are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (538 of 1,262) and they relinquish 30.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 94th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 237 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Villanova Wildcats got the victory with a final of 57-49 when they played St. John's. In regard to rebounding, Villanova allowed St. John's to get 36 overall (12 offensive). They went 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 3 of 12 and finished the contest at 10 of 12 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Wildcats allowed St. John's to make 18 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.1% for this game. When all was said and done, the Wildcats went 19 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.5%. Regarding shots from downtown, Villanova made 8 of their 24 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 11 of those for a percentage of 78.6%. St. John's earned 14 fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 13 steals in this matchup. The Wildcats were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the matchup.

Caleb Daniels ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in this game. He converted 5 out of 10 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for this contest.

Villanova has a mark of 10-10 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 228th in the nation. Villanova has tallied 1,414 points on the year (70.7 per contest) and they pull down 31.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per game (320th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 15.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 83.2% from the charity stripe.

The Villanova defense gives up 35.0% from downtown (161 of 460) and their opponents are connecting on 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.6 assists and 33.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 313th and 114th in the country. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 161st in the nation in points given up per game with 68.4. They have forced 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (237th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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