UConn vs. Villanova Women's Basketball Predictions - January 5

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The No. 7 UConn Huskies (12-2) visit the Villanova Wildcats (7-7) in Big East play at The William B. Finneran Pavilion, tipping off at 1:30 PM ET on Sunday, January 5, 2025.

The Huskies are currently enormous 22.5-point favorites over the Wildcats. The matchup's point total is 128.5.

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UConn vs. Villanova Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Sunday, January 5, 2025
  • Game time: 1:30 PM ET
  • TV channel: SNY
  • Location: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
  • Arena: The William B. Finneran Pavilion

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UConn vs. Villanova Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: UConn (-22.5)
  • Moneyline: UConn (-20000), Villanova (+3500)
  • Total: 128.5 points

Pick ATS:Villanova (+22.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (128.5)
  • Prediction: UConn 73, Villanova 58

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UConn vs. Villanova Comparison

UConn Rank UConn Stat Villanova Stat Villanova Rank
34th 78.9 Points Scored 65.6 190th
14th 53.2 Points Allowed 64.6 204th
3rd 21.2 Assists 14.6 115th
4th 10.1 Turnovers 12.5 31st
4th 49.6% Field Goal % 42.6% 127th
42nd 36.5% Field Goal % Allowed 41.2% 232nd

UConn Key Players

  • Paige Bueckers leads the Huskies in scoring, tallying 20.3 points per game to go with 4.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists.
  • UConn's leading rebounder is Sarah Strong averaging 8.1 boards per game and its best passer is Kaitlyn Chen, averaging 3.8 assists per game.
  • Bueckers makes more threes per game than any other member of the Huskies, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of two per contest.
  • Strong is UConn's leader in steals and blocks, racking up 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.

Villanova Key Players

  • Jasmine Bascoe's points (15.6 per game) and assists (4.3 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Wildcats' leaderboards.
  • Denae Carter grabs 6.5 rebounds per game (also scoring 9.3 points per game and adds 1.3 assists per game) which secures the top of the Villanova rebounding leaderboard.
  • Maddie Webber is dependable from three-point range and leads the Wildcats with 1.4 made threes per game.
  • Bascoe (two steals per game) is the steal leader for Villanova while Carter (one block per game) is the block leader.

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