Villanova vs Temple Free Pick December 13, 2017 – Jesse Schule
Villanova vs Temple Free Pick December 13, 2017
The Villanova Wildcats come into tonight’s game at Temple as the #1 ranked team in the country. They are still undefeated, although they faced a stiff challenge from unranked LaSalle in their last game. They beat the Explorers by a score of 77-68, failing to cover as a 20 point favorite. That game went over the listed number of 142, but tonight’s total his far higher than it was in any of Villanova’s previous road games this season. Tonight’s number is almost 20 points higher than it was when Villanova played at Temple in February of 2016. The listed total was lower than 140 in six of the last eight meetings between these two teams. One of the reasons why we have seen such low totals is that both these teams are excellent on defense. That is true again this year, as Temple has held opponents to just 66.5 point per game at home, while Villanova is allowing an average of just 63.3 points per game overall. The Wildcats have gone under in 11 of their last 14 road games, and I expect another low scoring battle here in Philly.
Take UNDER.
GL,
Jesse Schule