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CHICAGO –3 New Orleans 44.5
CHICAGO 27 NEW ORLEANS 17
YTD 47-29-1 +42.30%
3% CHICAGO -3
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CHICAGO –3 New Orleans 44.5
CHICAGO 27 NEW ORLEANS 17
YTD 47-29-1 +42.30%
3% CHICAGO -3
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Drew Gordon
One game removed from a tough loss to Texas, the Wildcats get the perfect opponent to re-sharpen their claws against tonight at home. St. Joseph's will have trouble matching up at multiple positions in this one, and the fact they come into this game off an easy win at Towson is NOT a good thing.
Why? Because the Hawks have proven jack on the road this season, and a false sense of accomplishment at beating a bad Towson team tells me the Wildcats will have the motivational edge here tonight at home, coming off a loss and looking for revenge. Looking over the Hawks "true" road schedule, a loss at Holy Cross, and wins at Lehigh and Towson should hardly instill confidence in their backers!
Speaking of the revenge factor, a lot has changed for the Hawks since their last meeting. In that match up, the Wildcats got blown away 77-55, but that was with Pat Calathes and Rob Ferguson dropping in a combined 40 of the Hawks' 77 points. Both those players are gone, while the Wildcats still have their studs, Cunningham and Reynolds, playing and looking for redemption!
Bottom line, this is a huge bounce back game for the Cats, and the fact their off a tough loss to Texas only serves to further motivate them. Look for 'Novas defense to lock down the visiting Hawks, who may start the game competing, but eventually the Wildcats drop the hammer at home!
Take Villanova comfortably over St. Joseph's in this college hoops match up.
2♦ VILLANOVA
One game removed from a tough loss to Texas, the Wildcats get the perfect opponent to re-sharpen their claws against tonight at home. St. Joseph's will have trouble matching up at multiple positions in this one, and the fact they come into this game off an easy win at Towson is NOT a good thing.
Why? Because the Hawks have proven jack on the road this season, and a false sense of accomplishment at beating a bad Towson team tells me the Wildcats will have the motivational edge here tonight at home, coming off a loss and looking for revenge. Looking over the Hawks "true" road schedule, a loss at Holy Cross, and wins at Lehigh and Towson should hardly instill confidence in their backers!
Speaking of the revenge factor, a lot has changed for the Hawks since their last meeting. In that match up, the Wildcats got blown away 77-55, but that was with Pat Calathes and Rob Ferguson dropping in a combined 40 of the Hawks' 77 points. Both those players are gone, while the Wildcats still have their studs, Cunningham and Reynolds, playing and looking for redemption!
Bottom line, this is a huge bounce back game for the Cats, and the fact their off a tough loss to Texas only serves to further motivate them. Look for 'Novas defense to lock down the visiting Hawks, who may start the game competing, but eventually the Wildcats drop the hammer at home!
Take Villanova comfortably over St. Joseph's in this college hoops match up.
2♦ VILLANOVA
