Mount St. Mary's at Villanova

Villanova is a national championship contender after losing to eventual champion Baylor in the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats return four starters from an 18-7 squad, including Collin Gillespie (14.0 points per game and 4.6 assists) and Jermaine Samuels (12.0 points per game, 6.4 rebounds per game). The Wildcats have depth at guard with the return of Bryan Antoine and Chris Arcidiacono, and they had another great recruiting year, especially in the backcourt. Mount St. Mary's was 12-11 last season and does return seven of its top eight scorers. These teams haven't met since 2017 when Villanova won by 20. The Wildcats are 5-1-1 ATS their past seven games as home favorites, and this is a pedigree call against a Northeast Conference team. Play Villanova.