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Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Villanova Wildcats
The fans at Prudential Center will be treated to a game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Villanova Wildcats when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -5-point favorites versus the Fighting Irish, while the game's total opened at 147.
In their last action, Villanova was a 89-79 winner on the road against Explorers. They failed to cover the -17.5-point spread as favorites.
Notre Dame was a 87-72 winner in its last match at home against Mastodons. They covered the -13.5-point spread as favorites.
Notre Dame:
Team record: 9-0 SU,4-0 ATS
Current Streak: won 9 straight games.
Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Notre Dame is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Villanova
Villanova:
Team record: 9-0 SU,5-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 9 straight games.
Villanova is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Villanova is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Villanova's last 24 games
Next up:
Notre Dame at Purdue Saturday, December 17
Villanova home to Temple Tuesday, December 13