Liberty Vs Villanova: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 14, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 13, 2023

Kyle Rode will lead the Liberty Flames (26-8) into a home game against the Villanova Wildcats (17-16) at Liberty Arena on Tuesday, with the opening tip at 9:00 PM ET. Tuesday’s game between the Flames and the Wildcats sees the Flames as 4.5-point favorites. The matchup has a point total of 136.5.

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Liberty Vs Villanova Betting Lines

Liberty vs Villanova Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Liberty -4.5 136.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Villanova (+4.5)
Total Pick Over (136.5)

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Liberty Vs Villanova Stat Rankings

Liberty Avg. (Rank) Villanova Avg. (Rank)
75.2 (96th) Points Scored 70 (214th)
60.6 (9th) Points Allowed 67.8 (109th)
31.9 (242nd) Rebounds 29.7 (324th)
7.5 (293rd) Off. Rebounds 6.4 (341st)
10.6 (7th) 3pt Made 8.8 (52nd)
16.2 (19th) Assists 11.3 (318th)
10 (23rd) Turnovers 9.5 (12th)

Liberty Vs Villanova Betting Trends

  • The Flames have 18 wins in 31 games against the spread this season.
  • Liberty’s ATS record as 4.5-point favorites or more is 17-10.
  • The Flames have played 31 games this season, and 15 of them have hit the over.
  • A total of 12 times so far this season, Liberty and its opponent have combined to score more than 136.5 points.
  • The over/under for this game is 136.5 points, 0.7 more than the average point total for Flames games this season.
  • Against the spread, Villanova is 14-19-0 this season.
  • The Wildcats are 4-2 as 4.5-point underdogs or greater.
  • There have been 15 Liberty’s games (out of 31) that hit the over this year.
  • Wildcats games have finished with over 136.5 points scored 17 times this season.
  • The average total for Villanova’s games is 137.8 points, which is 1.3 more than this game’s over/under.

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Liberty Impact Players

  • Darius McGhee posts 22.5 points and 2.9 assists per contest — both team highs. He is also posting 3.2 rebounds, shooting 44% from the floor and 39.8% from downtown with 4.5 made 3-pointers per contest (second in college basketball).
  • Rode is putting up 11 points, 3.5 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.
  • Colin Porter leads the Flames at 3.8 assists per contest, while also putting up 2.5 rebounds and 7.8 points.
  • Blake Preston puts up a team-best 5.2 rebounds per game. He is also putting up 6.9 points and 1.4 assists, shooting 65.8% from the floor.
  • Shiloh Robinson puts up 7.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.5 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

Villanova Impact Players

  • Eric Dixon is posting team highs in points (15.5 per game) and rebounds (6.4). And he is delivering 1.4 assists, making 49.9% of his shots from the field and 38.7% from 3-point range, with 1.2 triples per game.
  • Caleb Daniels is putting up a team-best 2.6 assists per game. He’s also producing 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds, making 40.4% of his shots from the field, and 34.6% from beyond the arc resulting in 2.3 treys per contest.
  • The Wildcats receive 9.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Brandon Slater.
  • Cam Whitmore gives the Wildcats 12.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per contest. He also averages 1.4 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Mark Armstrong is putting up 5.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, making 39.2% of his shots from the floor.

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