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Butler Bulldogs vs. Villanova Wildcats

The Butler Bulldogs and the Villanova Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Finneran Pavilion.

Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -12-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 132.5.

Villanova won its last outing, a 76-63 result against Hoyas on December 11. They covered in that game as a -12-point favorite.

Butler won its last outing, a 66-62 result against Broncos on November 25. They failed to cover in that game as a -18.5-point favorite.

Butler:
Team record: 1-0 SU,0-1 ATS
Butler is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Butler is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Villanova
Butler is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Villanova

Villanova:
Team record: 5-1 SU,4-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Villanova is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Villanova is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Villanova's last 7 games at home

Next up:
Butler home to Indiana Saturday, December 19
Villanova home to Virginia Saturday, December 19