Two marquee programs in college basketball will square off on Friday night when the Villanova Wildcats face the Michigan State Spartans. Both teams come into this contest with 2-1 records, and will look for a big early season win in this matchup. In our college basketball picks for Friday night, we break down Villanova vs Michigan State from East Lansing.
Villanova vs Michigan State Betting Pick
This game will be played at Breslin Center at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, November 18, 2022.
Why Bet On Villanova:
✅ Michigan State has played a brutal schedule early this season, coming off of consecutive games against Gonzaga and Kentucky, which will catch up with them here.
✅ Villanova has been more efficient from the floor so far this season, shooting 47% from the field, compared to 42% for Michigan State.
✅ The Spartans are coming off of a two-overtime win against Kentucky, and fatigue could be a factor in this matchup.
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Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
VILL | Advanced Game Stats | MST |
---|---|---|
64.3 | Pace | 66.4 |
106.9 | Off.Rate | 98.9 |
.268 | FTr | .326 |
.480 | 3PAr | .413 |
.545 | TS% | .516 |
50.6 | TRB% | 49.4 |
52.9 | AST% | 54.9 |
8.8 | STL% | 7.8 |
7.7 | BLK% | 7.7 |
.506 | eFG% | .480 |
13.0 | TOV% | 16.4 |
24.9 | ORB% | 28.8 |
.216 | TF/FGA | .233 |
Defense/Offense
VILL | Advanced Game Stats | MST |
---|---|---|
64.3 | Pace | 66.4 |
99.8 | Off.Rate | 109.7 |
.260 | FTr | .299 |
.453 | 3PAr | .302 |
.515 | TS% | .543 |
49.4 | TRB% | 50.6 |
57.2 | AST% | 60.0 |
8.4 | STL% | 10.8 |
13.3 | BLK% | 12.0 |
.483 | eFG% | .515 |
14.3 | TOV% | 12.7 |
24.3 | ORB% | 29.9 |
.192 | TF/FGA | .211 |
Betting Trends
VILL | Betting Trends | MST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
68.33 | Avg Score | 74 |
62 | Avg Opp Score | 65.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
69 | Avg Score | 74.33 |
69.33 | Avg Opp Score | 66.67 |
VILL | Betting Trends | MST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
64 | Avg Score | 74.4 |
62.2 | Avg Opp Score | 70.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
2-2-1 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
73 | Avg Score | 73.6 |
72.6 | Avg Opp Score | 66.4 |
VILL | Betting Trends | MST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
65.1 | Avg Score | 73.3 |
59.5 | Avg Opp Score | 71.1 |
AWAY | HOME | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
5-4-1 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
74.1 | Avg Score | 72.5 |
71.3 | Avg Opp Score | 67.3 |
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Villanova Wildcats
The Villanova Wildcats are off to a 2-1 start to this season. They split a Philly-based two-game set against La Salle and Temple to kick things off, before beating Delaware State in their most recent outing by 10 points. Now the Wildcats will face their toughest test of the young season against a Michigan State team that has been battle tested early.
For Villanova, the key to this game will be keeping Michigan State from dominating the glass. Villanova lacks the elite bigs to beat the Spartans on the glass, and they will need an all hands on deck type of rebounding performance from everyone on the floor to even things out to the extent they can.
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State has had a wild week early in the college basketball season. They split two games against Gonzaga and Kentucky, beating the Wildcats in two overtimes during the Champions Classic. In this game, the Spartans have home court advantage, and a distinct rebounding advantage against another big name program.
Where Michigan State will have to fight in this game is the three-point line. Villanova as a program prioritizes three-point shooting offensively, and the Spartans will have to keep them from getting good looks out there if they want to win at home here.