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NCAA Betting Lines: Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Villanova Wildcats

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Notre Dame at Villanova
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2012
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania

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THE STORY: Notre Dame and Villanova are heading in opposite directions of late, with the No. 25 Fighting Irish riding a seven-game winning streak and the Wildcats having dropped four of their last five. Villanova may have to play without leading scorer Maalik Wayns, who missed Wednesday’s loss at South Florida with a sprained MCL. The Wildcats sputtered offensively without Wayns, scoring a season-low 51 points – more than 20 below their season average.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU, ESPN3.com

ABOUT NOTRE DAME (18-8, 10-3 Big East): The Fighting Irish have found surprising success in league play by slowing the pace of the game – their 60.5 possessions per game in conference action are the fewest among Big East teams. Notre Dame has held six of its last seven opponents to less than 60 points, allowing 58.7 points during conference play. Junior forward Jack Cooley (11.9 points , 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks) has posted three consecutive double-doubles, including a 22-point, 18-rebound effort against Rutgers on Wednesday.

ABOUT VILLANOVA (11-14, 4-9): The Wildcats had little trouble scoring before Wednesday, averaging a healthy 72.7 points, but they rank 15th in the league in points allowed (71.8) and in turnover margin (minus-2.2). Villanova has generated a great deal of its offense at the foul line, where it leads the Big East by a wide margin at 76.0 percent to make up for a league-worst field goal percentage of 41.5. Wayns (17.8 points, 4.5 assists, 90.2 percent free throws) has been the team’s driving force offensively, with junior forward Mouphtaou Yarou (11.1 points, 8.2 rebounds) providing some inside strength.

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1. Villanova holds a slight 18-15 edge in the series, including 10-6 at home.

2. The Fighting Irish coasted to a 93-72 home victory in last season’s lone meeting with the Wildcats, but current Notre Dame players scored only 10 of the points.

3. The two teams have split their last 10 meetings, with each side sporting a 3-2 mark on its home floor during that stretch.

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NCAA Basketball Betting: Marquette at Villanova at noon Saturday

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Marquette at Villanova
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania

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THE STORY: No. 18 Marquette brings a five-game winning streak into Philadelphia when it faces  at noon Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center. The Golden Eagles’ only Big East losses have been to Syracuse and Georgetown. The Wildcats have turned around their worst start in league history and have won two of their last three – letting a halftime lead slip away in a road loss to Louisville last time out. Three of Marquette’s four losses have been on the road. The Golden Eagles edged the Wildcats 81-77 on Jan. 1, behind a balanced scoring effort led by Darius Johnson-Odom’s 24 points.

TV: Noon ET, ESPN2, ESPN3.com

ABOUT MARQUETTE (17-4, 6-2 Big East): The Golden Eagles are a well-rounded bunch, with a potent offense and stingy defense. Different players represent Marquette among the league’s top five in scoring (Johnson-Odom, 18.1), field-goal percentage (Davante Gardner, 58.1), assists (Junior Cadougan, 5.6) and steals (Jae Crowder, 2.3). The Golden Eagles’ 76.3 points are second only to Syracuse’s 78, and their 17.5 assists are most in the league. They also harass opponents, ranking fifth in overall field-goal percentage defense and 3-point percentage defense.

ABOUT VILLANOVA (10-11, 3-6 Big East): The Wildcats were outscored by 15 in the second half of Wednesday’s 84-74 defeat at Louisville, after leading 44-39 at the break. Leading scorer Maalik Wayns (18.7 points) continued his recent hot stretch with a team-high 19 points, and has averaged 27.8 over his last four games since a woeful three-point night versus Syracuse on Jan. 11. James Bell, who averages 7.6 points, has reached double figures the last three games, including his first career double-double of 14 points and 13 boards against the Cardinals.

TIP-INS:

1. Marquette coach Buzz Williams collected his 100th victory with a 67-47 triumph over South Florida on Tuesday.

2. The Golden Eagles went to the foul line 13 times more than Villanova in their first meeting, but hit just 23 for 37.

3. Wayns and second-leading scorer Dominic Cheek combined for 18 points on 6-for-23 shooting (1-for-8 3-pointers) in the Jan. 1 game.

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Syracuse Villanova Betting: NCAA Basketball Prediction

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Syracuse at Villanova
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania

THE STORY: While half of the top 10 stumbled, Syracuse held onto its No. 1 ranking for a fifth straight week and can match the school’s longest stay atop the polls this week if it remains unscathed. That includes tonight’s potential pitfall at Villanova, which has hovered around .500 but may be snapping out of its funk. The Orange remained one of three unbeatens in Division I, after building a huge lead and withstanding a rally by Marquette on Saturday. The Wildcats strayed from their usual perimeter game and enjoyed rare shooting success in thumping DePaul on Sunday.

TV: 7 p.m., ET, ESPN2, ESPN3.com

ABOUT SYRACUSE (17-0, 4-0 Big East): The Orange rely on a deep rotation to pace the league in scoring (80.6 points), scoring margin (20.5) and field-goal percentage (49.3). No player averages more than 30 minutes, but 10 see at least a dozen minutes of court time. Some of that’s due to blowouts, which the Orange appeared on their way to Saturday before Marquette whittled an 18-point halftime deficit to four in the 73-66 decision. Senior forward Kris Joseph, who scored a team-high 17 versus the Golden Eagles, logs the most minutes and guides the Orange at 14.1 points.

ABOUT VILLANOVA (8-8, 1-3 Big East): Rather than take a ton of 3-pointers, with efficiency that’s next-to-last in the league, the Wildcats played more aggressively in an 87-71 rout over the Blue Demons. Villanova went 4-for-10 from beyond the arc – half the attempts it averages – and 27-for-34 from the foul line, where its 76.3 percent accuracy leads the Big East. A season-best 56 percent field-goal shooting helped overcome 28 turnovers to DePaul’s pressure defense. Maalik Wayns leads in scoring (17.4) and assists (4.8), while Mouphtaou Yarou is tops in rebounding (7.8).

TIP-INS:

1. The Wildcats last hosted a No. 1 team in February 2006, when they defeated Connecticut.

2. Syracuse and Villanova split last season’s meetings, each prevailing on the other’s home court.

3. It’s the fourth true road test for the Orange, but the game is at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center rather than on campus. Click here to Place your College Basketball bets at Bovada Sportsbook

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Las mejores apuestas del miércoles NCAAB: Villanova Wildcats a West Virginia Mountaineers

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Seton Hall Piratas a Syracuse Orange (-15,5, N / A)

Hay un montón de puntos en el Gran Oriente calendario de caer, y N º 1 de Siracusa sabe que la lista incluye Seton Hall, sobre todo después de la temporada pasada. Los Piratas de tiro del 59 por ciento desde la línea de 3 puntos y derrotó a los de naranja en un 90-68a la bóveda del portador. Van a tratar de repetir la actuación el miércoles en primer partido de los equipos del Big East en Syracuse.

A pesar de máximo goleador de Seton Hall de ese juego ha cambiado, la derrota se queda con el equipo de Siracusa, incluyendo camareros segundo Dion, quien dijo que este juego de un círculo en su calendario. Los Piratas están fuera de su mejor inicio desde 1992-93, cuando ganaron la conferencia.

Alto hierb Pope es lo suficientemente cualificados para llevar a Seton Hall de vuelta al torneo de la NCAA por primera vez desde 2006. Pope fue miembro del elenco de apoyo en los molesta el año pasado en Siracusa, pero esta temporada está promediando un doble-doble (20,3 puntos, 11,4 rebotes) y armar una serie de cuatro partidos consecutivos de 20 puntos, además de este mes.

El interior Pope de la junta de trabajo podría mantener Seton Hall a corta distancia, como el rango de Orange 11 º en el Big East en el rebote de margen.

Pick: Piratas

Villanova Wildcats a West Virginia Mountaineers (-8, N / A)

Los equipos proyectados para terminar justo en el centro de la Big East scrum se enfrentan en Morgantown, Virginia Occidental., Como Villanova y West Virginia comienza su Programa de la Conferencia el miércoles.

Los Mountaineer fueron recogidos séptimo y octavo de los Wildcats en el Big East encuesta de pretemporada, y entre ellas West Virginia altos Kevin Jones fue la única selección entre tres pretemporada de todos los equipos de la liga.

Jones fue nombrado el Jugador Big East de la semana tras promediar 23 puntos y rebotes, 14.7 y 31 golpes-de-55 tiros contra Tennessee Tech, Missouri State y Baylor. Los promedios altos hacia un doble-doble (21 puntos, 11,9 rebotes), y contribuyó con su octavo de esta temporada con 28 puntos y 17 tableros en el 83-81 del viernes a la pérdida de Baylor en el Clásico de Las Vegas.

Villanova tiene marca de 5-0 en casa, pero sólo de 1-5 en partidos fuera de casa y neutral del sitio, incluidas las pérdidas a los rivales Temple y San José en el que los anfitriones rompieron las cosas se abren en la segunda mitad para ganar por dos dígitos.

Pick: West Virginia

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Villanova at Marquette Sports Betting: NCAA Basketball Gambling

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Villanova at Marquette
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 1, 2012
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin


THE STORY: Marquette coach Buzz Williams issued a challenge to his team after it was embarrassed at home by Vanderbilt in its non-conference finale Thursday. “Season one is over,” Williams said. “Season number two starts (soon). We can respond like champs or we can respond like chumps.” Williams hopes the latter isn’t the case Sunday afternoon when 13th-ranked Marquette hosts Villanova in its Big East opener. No matter the outcome, the Golden Eagles are sure to take a tumble in the rankings after being dismantled 74-57 by the Commodores. Each of the last five meetings with Villanova have been decided by five points or less. The Wildcats prevailed 75-70 at the Pavilion last season, and lead the series 11-7. The Golden Eagles are 4-0 in conference openers at the Bradley Center.

TV: ESPNU

ABOUT VILLANOVA (7-6, 0-1 Big East): The Wildcats, who play five freshmen, have lost six of nine. Villanova was doomed by 15 turnovers and a 3-for-14 effort from beyond the arc in a 83-69 loss to West Virginia in its Big East opener Wednesday. Junior guards Maalik Wayns and Dominic Cheek each scored 20 points. Wayns (17.6 points, 5.3 assists) and Cheek (12.2 points, 4.8 rebounds) haven’t received much help offensively. Junior center Mouphtaou Yarou (12.9 points, 8.5 rebounds) is the only other player averaging double figures. The Wildcats are uncharacteristically bad from 3-point range (31 percent). Villanova, however, is 21st in the nation in rebounding (40.0).

ABOUT MARQUETTE (11-2, 0-0 Big East): The Golden Eagles have lost two of three after a 10-0 start. Not much went right in the loss to Vanderbilt, which began the season as a top-10 team. The Golden Eagles missed 16 of their first 17 shots and trailed 35-8 with under eight minutes left in the first half. No one had a worse night than senior forward Jae Crowder (17.2 points, 7.5 rebounds). The team’s second leading scorer missed his first seven shots and finished 4-of-13 for 16 points. Meanwhile, Darius Johnson-Odom (17.4 points, 3.4 rebounds) hit five of 15 attempts and is shooting 33 percent over the last two games. The undersized Golden Eagles missed 6-11 center Chris Otule, who has sat out the last five games with a knee injury, after big man Davante Gardner was limited to five minutes due to foul trouble against the Commodores. Despite the poor showing, Marquette is still 29th in the nation in scoring (78.5 points).

TIP INS:

1. “We were too reliant on making shots in hopes of increasing our energy.” – Williams, on the Golden Eagles abysmal first half in which they shot 21.2 percent.

2. Otule has been out since Dec. 6 and Williams said Thursday his return is “a long time from now.”

3. As of the latest NCAA statistics posted on Dec. 18, the Wildcats were the eighth-best free-throw shooting team in the nation (77.7). Click here to Place your College Basketball bets at Bovada Sportsbook

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Wednesday’s best NCAAB bets: Villanova Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers

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Seton Hall Pirates at Syracuse Orange (-15.5, N/A)

There are plenty of spots on the Big East schedule to stumble, and No. 1 Syracuse knows that list includes Seton Hall, especially after last season. The Pirates shot 59 percent from 3-point range and routed the Orange in a 90-68 at the Carrier Dome. They’ll try to repeat the performance Wednesday in the teams’ Big East opener at Syracuse.

Even though Seton Hall’s leading scorer from that game has moved on, the defeat sticks with this Syracuse team, including sophomore Dion Waiters, who said he had this game circled on his calendar. The Pirates are off to their best start since 1992-93, when they won the conference.

Senior Herb Pope is skilled enough to carry Seton Hall back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2006. Pope was a member of the supporting cast in last year’s upset at Syracuse, but this season he is averaging a double-double (20.3 points, 11.4 rebounds) and put together a string of four straight 20-plus point games this month.

Pope’s board work inside could keep Seton Hall within striking distance, as the Orange rank 11th in the Big East in rebounding margin.

Pick: Pirates

Villanova Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers (-8, N/A)

Teams projected to finish smack in the middle of the Big East scrum square off in Morgantown, W. Va., as Villanova and West Virginia begin their conference schedule Wednesday.

The Mountaineers were picked seventh and the Wildcats eighth in the Big East preseason poll, and between them West Virginia senior Kevin Jones was the lone selection among three preseason all-league teams.

Jones was named Big East Player of the Week after averaging 23 points and 14.7 rebounds and hitting 31-of-55 shots against Tennessee Tech, Missouri State and Baylor. The senior forward averages a double-double (21 points, 11.9 rebounds), and contributed his eighth this season with 28 points and 17 boards in Friday’s 83-81 loss to Baylor in the Las Vegas Classic.

Villanova is 5-0 at home but just 1-5 in road and neutral-site games, including losses at rivals Temple and Saint Joseph’s in which the hosts broke things open in the second half to win by double digits.

Pick: West Virginia

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Tuesday’s Betting Tips: Marquette Starting PG Back From Suspension

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WHO’S HOT

NHL: Minnesota has won four straight and nine of its last 11.

NHL: The over is 7-1 in Anaheim’s last eight overall.

NCAAB: Syracuse has covered the number in 10 of its last 14 overall.

NCAAB: Marquette is 5-2 against the spread this season.

WHO’S NOT

NHL: Carolina is 8-21 in its last 29.

NHL: Columbus is 13-39 in its 52 games overall.

NCAAB: North Carolina is 1-5 against the spread in games following a win.

NCAAB: Pittsburgh is 0-4 against the spread in its last four home games.

KEY STAT

16.33 – The Detroit Red Wings lead the NHL’s money standings having earned 16.33 units for their supporters heading into Tuesday’s road date with St. Louis, more than five units ahead of the second-place Minnesota Wild.

INJURY THAT SHOULDN’T BE OVERLOOKED

Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings – The Minnesota Vikings may Peterson in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. Peterson has missed the past two games with a high-ankle sprain but had a good workout at the end of last week and is said to be feeling much better. Frazier wouldn’t confirm whether Peterson would attend the team’s first practice of the week Wednesday. The 26-year-old has 187 carries for 875 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games this season. He also has 16 catches for 125 yards and a score.

GAME OF THE DAY

Missouri Tigers at Villanova Wildcats (6.5, 148.5)

NOTABLE QUOTABLE

“I usually don’t look ahead but I thought Marshall might be better than anybody we’ve played, so I think that will be a difficult thing for our players now to turn around this thing by Tuesday and get ready.” – Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim about Tuesday’s matchup with Marshall after downing Florida 72-68 Friday night. The Orange are pegged as 14.5-point favorites.

TIPS AND NOTES

Marquette starting point guard Junior Cadougan is expected back in the lineup Tuesday against Washington after serving a one-game suspension for violating team rules. Cadougan sat out 61-54 victory over Wisconsin and will be a big boost to the lineup. He’s averaging 7.7 points and 6.3 assists per game for the Golden Eagles, who are averaging 84.1 points per game. Marquette is set as a 6-point favorite.

The Boston Bruins are expected to start backup goaltender Tuukka Rask Tuesday at Winnipeg. The Bruins are in the middle of a stretch of five games in eight days and are coming off an impressive 3-1 win over Pittsburgh that saw starter Tim Thomas stand on his head with 45 saves. Rask is working on a 2.25 goals against average and a .921 save percentage this season. Boston is set as a -150 road favorite.

Utah has indefinitely suspended starting point guard Josh Watkins for conduct detrimental to the team. First-year coach Larry Krystkowiak said Watkins would not be able to take part in team activities until he reaches certain goals. Watkins has scored in double digits in 13 straight games, including 11 points in an 82-52 loss to Fresno State on Saturday. Utah, set to play in the inaugural Pac-12 season, is 1-6 and off to its worst start in school history.

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