The Villanova Wildcats are 6-1 straight up and 4-3 against the spread in their last seven games against the Butler Bulldogs. The Wildcats hope to pick up another win over the Bulldogs this Wednesday night at home.
Butler vs. Villanova 2017 odds: Wildcats home favorites facing Bulldogs on Wednesday night
The Villanova Wildcats will try to extend their home winning streak on Wednesday night when they take on the Butler Bulldogs as betting favorites at the sportsbooks.
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Villanova is a 10-point home favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Butler handed Villanova one of its two losses earlier this season in a 66-58 win at home.
With a 92-70 win as a 6.5-point road favorite at Seton Hall last Saturday, Villanova snapped out of a 1-7 ATS slump with a convincing cover. The Wildcats have won each of their last five games by double digits and own an average margin of victory of 12 points per game over the course of their current 7-0 SU run.
Villanova controls its own destiny for a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament at this point, and wins over Butler and Creighton in the team’s next two games would likely solidify that position.
The Wildcats haven't lost at home since Jan. 24 of last season, stringing together an 18-0 SU and 8-10 ATS run since then, per the OddsShark College Basketball Database. Villanova is 0-4 ATS in its last four games at home.
Betting Line: Villanova -10 Points
Trend: The Wildcats are 4-3 ATS in their last seven games against the Bulldogs.
Trend: The UNDER is 5-1 in the last six games between the Wildcats and Bulldogs.
Butler backers suffered through a brutally bad beat in the team’s 82-66 win over DePaul on Sunday. The Bulldogs were up 27 points with 2:11 left only to surrender an 11-0 run capped off by a halfcourt shot at the buzzer.
That ATS loss dropped Butler to 2-4 ATS and 3-3 SU over its last six games, but the Bulldogs still own a respectable 21-6 SU and 16-11 ATS record this season. Butler is 6-1 ATS in its last seven games as an underdog with four outright upsets.
The UNDER is 5-1 in the last six games between these two teams for totals bettors.
A win on Wednesday would earn Villanova its fourth straight Big East regular season conference title. The Wildcats look poised for another deep run this postseason and would love to keep their momentum going and avenge their loss to Butler earlier this season with a win in this one.
Butler Bulldogs at Villanova Wildcats
When: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 9 p.m. ET
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Penn.
