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Villanova Wildcats vs. Connecticut Huskies

The Villanova Wildcats and the Connecticut Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at XL Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Huskies as -14.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 137.5.

Connecticut was a 84-73 winner in its last match at home against Hoyas. They failed to cover the -21.5-point spread as favorites.

Villanova won its last outing, a 78-63 result against Red Storm on December 21. They covered in that game as a -5-point favorite.

Villanova:
Team record: 7-5 SU,4-8 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Villanova is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Villanova is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Villanova's last 8 games on the road

Connecticut:
Team record: 13-0 SU,11-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 13 straight games.
Connecticut is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Villanova home to Marquette Saturday, December 31
Connecticut at Xavier Saturday, December 31