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The Villanova Wildcats will face the Oklahoma Sooners in an interconference game on Saturday night.
The Sooners are 6-1 for the season and currently sit in the sixth spot in the Big 12 Conference, whereas the Wildcats are 2-5 for the season and sit in the 11th spot in the Big East Conference.
They lost to the Oregon Ducks in their last game and failed to cover the spread as 3.5-point favorites. The Sooners won their last game against the Ole Miss Rebels and managed to cover the spread as 2.5-point favorites.
Oklahoma vs Villanova Betting Odds
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Oklahoma vs Villanova Match Details
Fixture: Oklahoma Sooners at Villanova Wildcats
Date and Time: Saturday, December 3 at 12:30 PM ET
Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Oklahoma vs Villanova Key Stats
The Sooners had a terrible start to the season, falling to Sam Houston State despite being a 16-point favorite. The Sooners' response has been an incredible six-game winning streak, with four of those victories (out of five) coming with the spread covered. They defeated Nebraska 69–56 and Seton Hall 77–64, while both games were part of the ESPN Events Invitational. In both games, they were 6.5-point favorites.
Early in the season, the Sooners have been shooting the ball extremely well, making 36.7% of their 3-point attempts and 54.6% of their 2-point attempts. The Sooners' only offensive weakness has been a dearth of second chances, as seen by the fact that their offensive rebounding percentage ranks 349th nationally.
The Wildcats defeated La Salle and Delaware State in two of their first three games of the season. However, the Wildcats have not fared well against strong opposition, dropping their last four games. In the Phil Knight Invitational, they were defeated by Iowa State, Portland, and Oregon, and they also suffered a loss to Michigan State to begin a losing streak.
The Wildcats have also performed admirably at the free throw line, making 81.7% of their tries. Just 31.4% of their 3-point attempts are made by the Wildcats, who are having trouble from the outside. They rank 268 in terms of offensive rebounding rate, which indicates that they are not grabbing many of them.
Oklahoma vs Villanova Betting Prediction
In this scenario, the Wildcats are especially overvalued because they have failed to cover in five straight home games. Oklahoma, which recently won the tournament at the ESPN Events Invitational, is heading in the opposite direction.
In four of their previous five games, the Sooners have covered the spread and are the superior team on both sides of the court. Without a doubt, Villanova does not deserve to be the favorite on Saturday. The spread will be covered by the Sooners away from home.
Pick: Sooners +2.5 (-104)
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