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"Wisc-Milwaukee PanthersVillanova Wildcats21-13March 20, 2014, 09:25 | First Niagara Center28-4No. 15 Milwaukee, with five straight covers to end the season, will be giving their supporters a bit of hope on Thursday as they face No. 2 Villanova as an East Region betting underdog.Villanova is 26-4 SU past 30 games, but was upset in their league playoffs. They were -16.5 at Bovada in betting Wednesday. The total had been bet down to 140 at TopBet.Villanova is 10-1 SU, 8-3 ATS in its past 11 games as favorites, but just 0-5 ATS in its past five tournament games. Milwaukee meanwhile is 6-2 SU, 7-1 ATS in its past eight games as underdogs and 4-2 ATS in the tournament since 2003.Odds Shark computer pick - 79.3-66.7 WildcatsThe Wildcats are 28-4 so far on the season, and 21-9 ATS vs. the number. The Panthers, meanwhile, are 21-13 and 20-12 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Villanova go 18-11-1 and the Panthers go 17-15 on the totals.View Wisc-Milwaukee Panthers vs Villanova Wildcats Odds and Stats.The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 104-rated Wisc-Milwaukee taking on the No. 10-rated Wildcats in this contest.ADVERTISEMENT: Wisc-Milwaukee won its last outing, a 69-63 result against Wright State on March 11. They covered in that game as a 6.5-point underdog. Kyle Kelm scored 20 points leading the Panthers to a 69-63 victory over Wright State at Nutter Center on Tuesday.In their last action, Villanova was a 64-63 loser at home against Seton Hall. The Wildcats endured a 64-63 loss at the hands of the Pirates on Thursday, despite an 18 -point effort from Josh Hart at Madison Square Garden.How They Match Up:Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Panthers is ranked No. 183 in NCAA hoops at 33.68 per game. Contrast that with Villanova&amp;rsquo;s No. 49 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Villanova is the No. 5-ranked team in the country at 9.03 per game, while Wisc-Milwaukee rates No. 76 at 7.03 per game.A few Panthers at Wildcats trends to consider:Wisc-Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 gamesWisc-Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 gamesThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisc-Milwaukee&amp;#039;s last 6 gamesVillanova is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 gamesVillanova is 6-1 SU in its last 7 gamesThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Villanova&amp;#039;s last 6 games&amp;nbsp;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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