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Xavier Musketeers vs. Villanova Wildcats
The Xavier Musketeers and the Villanova Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Finneran Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -6-point favorites versus the Musketeers, while the game's total opened at 139.
Villanova was a 84-48 winner in its last match on the road against Blue Demons. They covered the -10.5-point spread as favorites.
Xavier was a 74-54 winner in its last match at home against Pirates. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites.
Xavier:
Team record: 7-6 SU,8-5 ATS
Xavier is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Xavier is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Xavier is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Villanova
Villanova:
Team record: 9-4 SU,8-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Villanova is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Villanova's last 6 games at home
Villanova is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Xavier
Next up:
Xavier home to Connecticut Wednesday, January 10
Villanova home to St. John's Saturday, January 6