{"id":91602,"date":"2014-12-30T22:44:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T06:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=91602"},"modified":"2014-12-31T06:53:23","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T14:53:23","slug":"free-picks-butler-vs-villanova-gambling-lines-handicapping-preview-301214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/free-picks-butler-vs-villanova-gambling-lines-handicapping-preview-301214\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Picks: Butler vs. #7 Villanova Gambling Lines &#038; Handicapping Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NCAAB Betting? Bulldogs vs Wildcats Predictions<\/h2>\n<p>Wednesday NCAA Basketball betting action sees the\u00a0<strong>Butler Bulldogs<\/strong> taking on the #7\u00a0<strong>Villanova Wildcats<\/strong> in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Cappers Picks provides free NCAA Basketball handicapping tips all season long.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Things seem to be rolling right along for the #7 Wildcats as they sit at 12-0 and look to continue to build an impressive resume in the 2014-2015 season when they welcome in the upset minded Butler Bulldogs on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>CBB Basketball Odds<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/teams\/team2295.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Butler Bulldogs<\/a> (10-3) vs. #7 <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/teams\/team2561.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Villanova Wildcats<\/a> (12-0)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Wednesday, Dec. 31<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2:30 PM ET<\/strong><br \/>\n<b>The\u00a0Pavilion\u00a0(Villanova, Pennsylvania)<\/b><br \/>\n<strong>FS1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NCAA Basketball Betting Lines: Villanova -11<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NCAA Basketball Betting Lines: OFF<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a title=\"NBA Sportsbook Bonuses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/sportsbooks\/bonuses-2014-football-betting-sign-up-offers-15814\/\">***2014 NBA BONUSES***<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> [dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click here to view&#8230;\u00a0<strong><a title=\"ATS Stats\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_summary_92.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">CBB ATS Stats<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a title=\"Preview\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_preview_92.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Expert CBB Betting Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Butler already has knocked off a top ranked team in the nation when they defeated the #5 North Carolina Tar Heels back on November 26th.<\/p>\n<h3>Butler<\/h3>\n<p>With their 1st Big East conference test of the season, Butler will look to start off their conference play with an upset win over the #7 Wildcats. Having a history of beating top teams, Butler will look to knock off their 2nd ranked team of the season. <\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63742&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Being ranked themselves at one point this season, Butler has recovered from losses to Tennessee and Indiana with victories over Tennessee-Martin and Belmont.<\/p>\n<p>Butler is led by Junior PG Kellen Dunham and Junior F Roosevelt Jones. Dunham is averaging 16.6 points a contest and 2.8 rebounds. Dunham has scored 15 points in both of the Bulldogs&#8217; last two victories. Jones is scoring 11.2 points a game to go along with 5.6 rebounds. Dunham is coming off his best game of the 2014-2015 season where he scored 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Butler is scoring 71.3 points a game through their first 13 games and are shooting 45 percent from the field.<\/p>\n<p>In non neutral sight away games, Butler is 1-1 on the season. <\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63727&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Their win game against Indiana State, while their loss came in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<h3>Villanova<\/h3>\n<p>The Wildcats can make history on Wednesday afternoon if they can knock off the Butler Bulldogs and improve to 13-0. It would mark the best start for a Wildcats team since the 37&#8242;-38&#8242; season. Villanova has shown their 12-0 mark is no pushover as they&#8217;ve beaten both VCU and Michigan so far. Come from behind wins against Illinois and Syracuse have also shown the resiliency and determination for the Wildcats squad.<\/p>\n<p>Villanova will also be receiving a big boost to their scoring when leading scorer Darrun Hilliard returns from an injury Wednesday afternoon. Hilliard is scoring 12.6 points a game thus far. He has scored 20 plus points in 2 straight contests he&#8217;s played in.<\/p>\n<p>Following Hilliard on the totem poll is Junior G Dylan Ennis. Ennis is dropping 11.8 points a game, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.2 assists a game. With Hilliard&#8217;s absence in the previous game, Ennis scored 17 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in Villanova&#8217;s 92-67 win.<\/p>\n<p>Villanova is 6-0 at home this season and 4-2 ATS. <\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63741&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Inside the Pavilion, Villanova is scoring 80.3 points a game.<\/p>\n<h3>NCAA Basketball\u00a0Trends:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"more\">\n<li class=\"morehot\">Bulldogs are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Wednesday games.<\/li>\n<li class=\"more\">Bulldogs are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall.<\/li>\n<li class=\"more\">Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. Big East.<\/li>\n<li class=\"more\">Wildcats are 21-8 ATS in their last 29 home games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Free 4* NCAA Basketball Pick: Villanova -11<\/h3>\n<p>Villanova is playing excellent basketball both offensively and defensively. They&#8217;re averaging north of 80 points per home contest, while allowing just over 50. <\/p>\n<h3>Villanova 85, Butler 65<\/h3>\n<p>While Butler is no pushover by any means, Villanova should be able to control the offensive pace and run Butler out of the Pavilion when its all said and done.<\/p>\n<h3>Check out our\u00a0<a title=\"CBB Betting Odds\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/odds\/ncaab.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">Updated College Hoops Betting Odds<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=64991&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCAAB Betting? Bulldogs vs Wildcats Predictions Wednesday NCAA Basketball betting action sees the\u00a0Butler Bulldogs taking on the #7\u00a0Villanova Wildcats in Villanova, Pennsylvania. 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