Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Villanova Wildcats will make the trip in Big East conference play with an NCAA college basketball game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday night.
Start time from Notre Dame is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds opened up in this NCAA game with the home team Notre Dame Fighting Irish lined as a -3 point favorite with a total of 139 ½ points.
Early money in this NCAA college basketball game has come on the home team as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish has been bet up to a -4 ½ point favorite. The total has moved down to 139 points.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish money line bettors can lay -220 odds with the Villanova Wildcats bringing back +180 odds to post the straight up win without the benefit of points on their side.
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These Big East foes meet for just the first time this regular season.
Last year the when the clubs faced one another it was the Villanova Wildcats with the 90-77 home victory against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a -11 point favorite. The game went under the closing total of 166 ½ points.
The Wildcats made 48.3% of their shots and 10 of 24 from three. The team out rebounded the Irish by a 30-26 margin.
Scotty Reynolds poured in 17 points for Villanova on 6 of 13 from the field. Corey Fisher contributed with 17 points on 5 of 7 shooting and six assists.
Notre Dame converted on 45.1% of their shots and 7 of 22 from three. The Fighting Irish shot themselves in the foot missing 11 of 30 free throws and committed 14 turnovers.
Luke Harangody led the club with 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting and 9 rebounds. Tim Abromaitis chipped in with 16 points on just 3 of 13 shooting but 8 of 10 from the line.
Villanova enters this contest with an overall mark of 21-8. The team is 7-3 on the road.
The Wildcats are 9-7 in the Big East conference and tied with six teams in the loss column for seeds six through 11.
The team has dropped two straight games and four of their past six. They are coming off an 81-68 home defeat to the St Johns Red Storm on Saturday afternoon as a -6 ½ point favorite.
Villanova made just 40% of their shots from the field and 9 of 29 from the three point line. The team was crushed on the glass by St Johns by a 37-23 differential. The Wildcats allowed the Red Storm 45.3% shooting.
Corey Fisher led the Wildcats with 20 points on 7 of 11 from the floor. Maalik Wayns contributed with 19 points on 5 of 9 shooting and 9 of 11 from the charity stripe.
Notre Dame hosts Villanova with a 23-5 record. The club is a perfect 16-0 on their home court.
The Fighting Irish sit 12-4 in Big East conference play and in second place just one game in the loss column behind the first place Pittsburgh Panthers.
Notre Dame has played good basketball as the club has won 9 of their past 10 games and two straight. They are coming off the 60-48 home victory against the Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday as a -9 ½ point favorite.
The Fighting Irish made just 39.6% of their shots and 8 of 21 from beyond the arc. The team was aggressive on the glass as they won the rebounding battle by a 39-29 margin. Notre Dame held the Pirates to only 30.4% shooting from the field.
Tim Abromaitis led the Irish with 22 points on 6 of 16 shooting and 8 rebounds. Ben Hasbrough chipped in with 21 points with 7 boards and 7 of 15 from the field.
Trend: Villanova Wildcats are 1-9 ATS in their past 10 games.
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