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Xavier Musketeers vs. Villanova Wildcats
The Xavier Musketeers and the Villanova Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Finneran Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -2-point favorites versus the Musketeers, while the game's total opened at 149.
Villanova won its last outing, a 73-57 result against Hoyas on January 04. They covered in that game as a -9.5-point favorite.
In their last action, Xavier was a 83-73 winner at home against Huskies. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Xavier:
Team record: 12-3 SU,8-6-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Xavier is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Xavier is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Xavier's last 5 games on the road
Villanova:
Team record: 8-7 SU,6-9 ATS
Villanova is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Villanova is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home
Villanova is 15-3 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Xavier
Next up:
Xavier home to Creighton Wednesday, January 11
Villanova at DePaul Tuesday, January 10