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March Madness No. 2 Villanova\u00a0vs No. 2 Oklahoma Preview<\/h2>\n
Where:<\/strong> NRG Stadium,\u00a0Houston, Texas<\/p>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, April\u00a02, 6:09 PM ET<\/p>\nLine:<\/strong>\u00a0Villanova Wildcats (-2.5<\/strong>) vs Oklahoma Sooners (+2.5<\/strong>); total: 147.0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0view all March Madness lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nTV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0TBS<\/p>\nBetting on the Villanova Wildcats<\/h3>\n
The Villanova Wildcats have been simply outstanding in the tournament. After blowing out their first three opponents \u2013 UNC Asheville, Iowa and Miami (FL) \u2013 by an average of 27 points, they proceeded to knock out the No. 1 overall seed Kansas, 64-59, in the South Regional final. Villanova is a perfect 4-0 ATS in this year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>The Cats\u2019 trademark balanced offense has been excellent throughout. They’re averaging 82 points in the tournament with at least four players scoring\u00a0in double figures in each of their four tournament games.<\/p>\nSenior point guard Ryan Arcidiacono has been arguably the standout performer of the bunch, averaging 16 points on a blistering 63 percent shooting from the field and 59 percent from three.<\/p>\n
However, the Wildcats’ reliable\u00a0defense will be the key for them to\u00a0beat the high-scoring Sooners. The Wildcats D still hasn’t given\u00a0up 70 or more points in the tournament, and has forced all four opponents to double-digit\u00a0turnovers.<\/p>\n
They forced turnovers on a whopping 22 percent of\u00a0Kansas’ possessions, and\u00a0should be able to do something similar\u00a0against a Sooners offense that gives the ball away on close to 16 percent of its possessions.<\/p>\n
Villanova forced Oklahoma to 14 turnovers in their regular season meeting, but was blown out, 78-55. However,\u00a0don\u2019t expect the Wildcats offense to once again be held to 32 percent shooting from the field and 4-of-32 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n
Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the awesome March Madness action.<\/p>\nBetting on the Oklahoma Sooners<\/h3>\n
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Buddy Hield has been hands down the player of the tournament thus far. The sweet-shooting senior has averaged 29 points through the first four tournament games, including 37 big points on 8-of-13 shooting from downtown in Oklahoma\u2019s 80-68 win over No. 1 seed Oregon in the West Regional final.<\/p>\n
After failing to cover in its last seven games, Oklahoma has now gone 2-0 ATS in its last two.<\/p>\n
Hield is quite\u00a0capable of winning games by himself on any given night, but the Sooners made it all the way to the Final Four\u00a0because he\u2019s had a lot of help. Jordan Woodard is averaging close to 17 points per game, while Isaiah Cousins is still putting up 11 PPG despite struggling in his last two games.<\/p>\n
Hield is going to get his, so it\u2019ll be up to his supporting cast to pitch in. That\u2019s exactly what they did when they blew Nova out in December. Cousins had 19 points in that game, while Woodard and senior Ryan Spangler also scored in double figures.<\/p>\n
The Sooners shot a sizzling 14-of-26 from beyond the arc in that first meeting with Villanova. With the way they\u2019ve been shooting the three-ball recently (23-of-49 over their last two games) coupled with Wildcats\u2019 struggles defending the three, Hield and co. should continue to find joy from behind the arc.<\/p>\n
Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n
Villanova’s (-2.5<\/strong><\/a>) defense slows down Oklahoma’s supporting cast enough to get the 71-65 win.<\/p>\n
March Madness No. 2 Villanova\u00a0vs No. 2 Oklahoma Preview<\/h2>\n
Where:<\/strong> NRG Stadium,\u00a0Houston, Texas<\/p>\n When:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, April\u00a02, 6:09 PM ET<\/p>\n Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Villanova Wildcats (-2.5<\/strong>) vs Oklahoma Sooners (+2.5<\/strong>); total: 147.0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0view all March Madness lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n TV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0TBS<\/p>\n The Villanova Wildcats have been simply outstanding in the tournament. After blowing out their first three opponents \u2013 UNC Asheville, Iowa and Miami (FL) \u2013 by an average of 27 points, they proceeded to knock out the No. 1 overall seed Kansas, 64-59, in the South Regional final. Villanova is a perfect 4-0 ATS in this year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n Senior point guard Ryan Arcidiacono has been arguably the standout performer of the bunch, averaging 16 points on a blistering 63 percent shooting from the field and 59 percent from three.<\/p>\n However, the Wildcats’ reliable\u00a0defense will be the key for them to\u00a0beat the high-scoring Sooners. The Wildcats D still hasn’t given\u00a0up 70 or more points in the tournament, and has forced all four opponents to double-digit\u00a0turnovers.<\/p>\n They forced turnovers on a whopping 22 percent of\u00a0Kansas’ possessions, and\u00a0should be able to do something similar\u00a0against a Sooners offense that gives the ball away on close to 16 percent of its possessions.<\/p>\n Villanova forced Oklahoma to 14 turnovers in their regular season meeting, but was blown out, 78-55. However,\u00a0don\u2019t expect the Wildcats offense to once again be held to 32 percent shooting from the field and 4-of-32 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the awesome March Madness action.<\/p>\n Buddy Hield has been hands down the player of the tournament thus far. The sweet-shooting senior has averaged 29 points through the first four tournament games, including 37 big points on 8-of-13 shooting from downtown in Oklahoma\u2019s 80-68 win over No. 1 seed Oregon in the West Regional final.<\/p>\n After failing to cover in its last seven games, Oklahoma has now gone 2-0 ATS in its last two.<\/p>\n Hield is quite\u00a0capable of winning games by himself on any given night, but the Sooners made it all the way to the Final Four\u00a0because he\u2019s had a lot of help. Jordan Woodard is averaging close to 17 points per game, while Isaiah Cousins is still putting up 11 PPG despite struggling in his last two games.<\/p>\n Hield is going to get his, so it\u2019ll be up to his supporting cast to pitch in. That\u2019s exactly what they did when they blew Nova out in December. Cousins had 19 points in that game, while Woodard and senior Ryan Spangler also scored in double figures.<\/p>\n The Sooners shot a sizzling 14-of-26 from beyond the arc in that first meeting with Villanova. With the way they\u2019ve been shooting the three-ball recently (23-of-49 over their last two games) coupled with Wildcats\u2019 struggles defending the three, Hield and co. should continue to find joy from behind the arc.<\/p>\n Villanova’s (-2.5<\/strong><\/a>) defense slows down Oklahoma’s supporting cast enough to get the 71-65 win.<\/p>\nBetting on the Villanova Wildcats<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>The Cats\u2019 trademark balanced offense has been excellent throughout. They’re averaging 82 points in the tournament with at least four players scoring\u00a0in double figures in each of their four tournament games.<\/p>\nBetting on the Oklahoma Sooners<\/h3>\n
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