Houston vs Villanova Betting Odds
When: March 26, 2022, at 6:09 p.m. EST
Venue: AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX
Houston vs Villanova Betting Preview
The South region final is set for Saturday night when the #5 Houston Cougars (32-5) battle the #2 Villanova Wildcats (29-7) in the Elite Eight. The winner of this game will play either Kansas, Providence, Miami, or Iowa State. This game will air live on TBS.
Houston is scoring 75.7 points per game, is shooting 46.9% from the field, and dish out 16.5 assists. Defensively, the Cougars allow 60.3 points, grab 39.0 rebounds, block 5.2 shots and steal the ball 8.1 times. Houston is looking to get back to the Final Four for the second consecutive season.
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Villanova is scoring 72.5 points per game, is shooting 43.7% from the field, and assist on 12.0 shots. Defensively, the Wildcats allow 58.7 points and average 34.9 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 6.2 steals per game. Villanova is back in the Final Four for the first time since the 2018 season.
Houston vs Villanova Betting Trends
Cougars
- Houston are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston’s last 10 games.
- Houston are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
- Houston are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games this season.
- Houston are 2-10 SU in their last 12 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
- Houston are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games played in March.
- Houston are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games played on a Saturday.
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston’s last 9 games when playing as the favorite.
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Wildcats
- Villanova are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Villanova’s last 6 games.
- Villanova are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games.
- Villanova are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games this season.
- Villanova are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the American Athletic Conference conference.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Villanova’s last 6 games played in March.
- Villanova are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games played on a Saturday.
- Villanova are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games when playing as the underdog.
- The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Villanova’s last 19 games played on a Saturday when at home.
Houston vs Villanova Betting Pick
Last time out, Houston advanced with a dominant 72-60 win over #1 Arizona. The Cougars never trailed in this impressive Sweet Sixteen win. Jamal Shead had 21 points, four rebounds, six assists and two steals in the win. Arizona shot 33.3% from the field, 31.8% from three and made 17 of their 23 free throws.
Villanova punched their ticket to the Elite Eight with a 63-55 win over #11 Michigan. The Wolverines kept this one tight, but the Wildcats were too much and never gave up the lead the final 23 minutes. Jermaine Samuels had 22 points, seven rebounds, one assists, two steals and two blocks on the night. Michigan shot 34.4% from the field, 33.3% from beyond the arc and made just seven of their 14 free throws.