Villanova Wildcats vs Providence Friars Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Villanova Wildcats (15-10) are headed to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday where they will take on the Providence Friars (11-14).

The Villanova Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against St. John's and notched a win by a score of 73-71 in their last contest. Villanova ended the contest having earned a 53.1% FG percentage (26 out of 49) and made 11 of 24 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 10 of their 13 shots for a rate of 76.9%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 23 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 assists in the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to defense, Villanova let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the floor on 27 out of 61 shooting. St. John's doled out 19 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Additionally, St. John's totaled 26 boards (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. John's finished the contest at 60.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 10 shots. They also converted 11 out of their 37 attempts from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 12 while St. John's accounted for 14 personal fouls.

Wooga Poplar is one player who came through in this matchup. He ended up shooting 64.3% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and snagged 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Villanova comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 15-10 on the campaign. They average 75.4 points per outing (151st in college hoops) while shooting 47.2% from the floor. The Wildcats are hitting 40.2% on 3-pointers (247 of 615) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Villanova is grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game and has earned 333 dimes for the season, which is 200th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing 10.5 turnovers every game while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 293rd in the nation in giving up assists with 357 surrendered for the season. The Wildcats are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (589 of 1,380) and they concede 30.7 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 34.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 67th in college in points per game from their opponents (67.7).

In their last game, the Providence Friars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-82 when they played Xavier. The Friars were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 2 steals for the game. Xavier earned 14 personal fouls in the game which got the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to knock down 2 of the free throws for a percentage of 20.0%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Providence converted 8 of their 25 tries (32.0%). When all was said and done, the Friars went 36 for 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7%. The Friars allowed Xavier to make 26 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% in this matchup. They went 48.1% from distance by shooting 13 out of 27 and finished the contest at 26 out of 29 from the free throw line (89.7%). Concerning attacking the glass, Providence allowed Xavier to grab 33 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Bensley Joseph ended up being a factor for the Friars for this game. He knocked down 7 of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 35 mins on the court and accumulated 7 assists in this game.

Providence has a win-loss mark of 11-14 for the campaign. The Friars are committing 17.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per contest (265th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Providence has accounted for 1,807 pts this year (72.3 per game) and they pull down 37.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Friars are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks them 194th in Division 1.

The Providence defense allows 31.9% on 3-point shots (168 of 526) and opponents are knocking down 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.8 dimes and 33.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 73rd and 113th in college hoops. The Friars are ranked 166th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 71.1. They are able to force 9.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (85th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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