The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights will be looking to pull off a major upset on Wednesday night as they get ready to take on the Villanova Wildcats. The Knights took on a Division III opponent on Saturday, Lehman College, where they rolled to a 98-54 victory. The Knights have played three notable opponents so far this season, Miami, Creighton and Nebraska. Fairleigh Dickinson lost to Creighton and Nebraska by 26, and they lost to Miami by 41. This Villanova team ranks up there with Miami, Creighton, and Nebraska, and that could mean this Knights team is in for a long night.
The Wildcats have won 3 in a row, coming off a 94-65 win over Temple, and defeated No 14 ranked Cincinnati back on December 3 by a final score of 68-60. Eric Dixon leads the team averaging 25.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Dixon is a huge part of this Wildcats offense, and I think he’s going to have a huge game against this Knights defense as they give up on average 80.5 points per game. Villanova is only allowing 65.8 points per game, but at the end of the day, I don’t trust either of these defenses. I think this Villanova team will have no issues running up the score, and Fairleigh Dickinson should be able to score enough points with the help of their star player, Terrence Brown who averages 21.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. At the end of the day, give me the over in this matchup as I expect this to be a high scoring affair.
Fairleigh Dickinson vs Villanova prediction: Over 151.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.
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