Wednesday, March 25, 2009

March Madness: Villanova-Duke Odds Preview

The Villanova Wildcats and the Duke Blue Devils will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at TD Banknorth Sports Center in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Devils listed as 2-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total is sitting at 148.
Dante Cunningham scored 18 points to lead Villanova to a 89-69 win over UCLA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
The Wildcats covered the 2.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the posted total of 144.
Duke held off a late push from Texas to win 74-69 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday.
Texas covered as a 7.5-point underdog while the final score played over the 139.5-point total.
Team records:
Villanova: 28-7 SU, 17-14 ATS
Duke: 30-6 SU, 17-17-1 ATS
Villanova most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-6
After playing UCLA are 1-1
After a win are 7-3

Duke most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Texas are 3-0
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Villanova is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Villanova's last 5 games
Duke is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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