The set-up: Villanova is the better team, but I think the home side can at the very least, take this one right down to the wire. Villanova enters off a 12 point win over Creighton at home. The Wildcats though are just 11-9 ATS. The Friars are 11-13 ATS this seaosn. Villanova is the better team here, but this one has battle till the end written all over it.

The pick: Providence is good on the boards and it plays better at home. The Friars also play with revenge here after falling 71-56 at Villanova earlier in the season (note that they're 6-3 ATS in their last nine in trying to revenge a road loss of ten or more points vs. an opponent.) I'm grabbing the points and getting the popcorn ready!

This is an 8* UNDERDOG DESTRUCTION on Providence.