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  3. Villanova Wildcats vs St. Josephs Hawks
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NCAAB · Villanova Wildcats at St. Josephs Hawks

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Villanova Wildcats vs St. Josephs Hawks Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 4:00 PM ET

Venue: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena — Philadelphia, PA

Article updated Dec 16, 6:00 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Villanova is on the road playing St. Joseph's at the Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 4:00pm EST. Villanova -10 was the opening favorite and

Game outlook

Villanova is on the road playing St. Joseph's at the Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 4:00pm EST. Villanova -10 was the opening favorite and current line is Villanova -12.5.

Villanova Highlights

With a power ranking of 123, Villanova is ranked #220 in offense (scoring an average of 70.33 per game), #198 in defense (allowing an average of 69.11 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-5 (3-7 ATS) this season.

St. Joseph's Highlights

St. Joseph's Hawks has a power ranking of 267 and are #244 for offense (scoring an average of 69.63 per game), #328 for defense (giving up an average of 69.11 points per game) and 4-5 (3-6 ATS) overall. Villanova went 0-3 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against St. Joseph's.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be VILLA 56.5, joes 81.5. 52% of SportsJaw predicts St. Joseph's Hawks to cover. OddsShark predicts Villanova will win, saint joseph's will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Wildcats 74 to Hawks 77.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Wildcats 74 to Hawks 77.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Wildcats vs Hawks archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Wildcats vs Hawks matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Villanova Wildcats-450 → -800Moved
  • Moneyline · St. Josephs Hawks+385 → +550Moved
  • Spread · Villanova Wildcats-10 (-110) → -12.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · St. Josephs Hawks+10 (-110) → +12.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over141 (-110) → 138 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under141 (-110) → 138 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Villanova Wildcats
24-8 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
St. Josephs Hawks
24-12 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T23:00:40.253Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Villanova Wildcats defeated St. Josephs Hawks 71-64

Villanova Wildcats defeated St. Josephs Hawks 71-64 on December 17, 2022, a 7-point decision in the series. Villanova Wildcats' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 39-29. Against SportsJaw's recorded Villanova Wildcats -12.5 (-110) spread, St. Josephs Hawks covered, while the 135 combined points finished under the recorded total of 138.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · St. Josephs Hawks +12.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · St. Josephs Hawks +12.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 138 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · St. Josephs Hawks +12.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 138 (-110)Loss