Delaware stormed to a Colonial Athletic Association title by focusing on defense allowing 56, 55, and 56 points. That's not surprising as during the season the Blue Hens were fourth in points allowed, second in field goal shooting defense (.428). Delaware is 15-6 ATS on neutral courts, 22-10 ATS after playing a game away from home, while coach John Ingelsby is 15-6 ATS in tournament games. Villanova has a losing spread mark this season on neutral courts. They come off a 54-48 loss to Creighton and are 2-8 ATS after a combined score of 125 points or fewer. Villanova also hasn't run teams off the court in the opening round of the Big Dance the last two times, beating No. 12 seed Winthrop (73-63) and No. 11 seed Saint Mary's (61-57). Play Delaware.
This pick was released to clients on March 18, 2023 at 10:31AM ET.
CBB
Delaware at Villanova
March 18, 2022
2:45 PM Eastern
1 unit on Delaware +15.5 (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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