Xavier vs Villanova Prediction, Odds, Pick, How to Watch

The Xavier Musketeers take on the Villanova Wildcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Xavier Villanova prediction and pick. Find how to watch Xavier Villanova.

The Xavier Musketeers and Villanova Wildcats have both had wildly up-and-down seasons. Xavier's journey has been more difficult and bumpy, but both teams have gone through good and rough patches.

Xavier is 7-6, having lost to St. John's before beating Seton Hall in Big East play. Xavier has lost to Delaware and Washington but defeated Cincinnati. Which version of Xavier shows up on any given day has been hard to predict.

It hasn't been that different for Villanova. The Wildcats are 9-4. They have lost to Drexel, St. Joseph's, and Penn — all Big Five Philadelphia rivals — but have beaten North Carolina, Creighton, UCLA, Memphis, and Maryland. Villanova's ceiling is clearly higher than Xavier's, given all the high-end wins on the Wildcats' resume. Yet, when this team is not focused, it can be really bad, as the Drexel and Penn losses showed.

Villanova head coach Kyle Neptune has shown signs of being able to get his team to play at a high level, but the Wildcats have not yet found the level of consistency which will make them a top-tier threat in March. Villanova has to prove that it can avoid clunkers and win games it is supposed to win, such as this contest against Xavier. You will see below that Nova is a solid favorite over the Musketeers on its home floor.

Here are the Xavier-Villanova College Basketball odds, courtesy of FanDuel.

College Basketball Odds: Xavier-Villanova Odds

Xavier Musketeers: +8.5 (-110)

Villanova Wildcats: -8.5 (-110)

Over: 141.5 (-115)

Under: 141.5 (-105)

How To Watch Xavier vs Villanova

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