William Burns

Villanova Wildcats (ATS) ..

Like it has in recent years, Marquette is one of those teams that pretty much always sits at the top of the Big East standings. The Golden Eagles are 20-6 this season and have played very well again with one of my favorite players in CBB in Kam Jones. That being said, this is a bad matchup for them. Marquette is the better side this season. But, it has struggled playing @Villanova in over the years.

Now, even though the Wells Fargo Center isn't the "home" of Villanova, it's still is considered the "home away from home for Villanova." This is a home game for them and I expect them to play extremely well. Even though the Wildcats just have a 15-12 record this season, they are 12-3 at home. Nova has beaten some of the top teams this season including St. John's & UCONN.

I'm expecting Nova to fight as hard as it can here. I believe that the Wildcats still have a shot at March if they finish the season strong and a win here against the #16 Marquette Golden Eagles would go a very long way. Expect them to win this game and feel confident with just four regular season games remaining.

Score Prediction: 74-69 Villanova.

Cornell Big Red @ Yale Bulldogs (Over) ..

Despite only having a 13-9 record this season, Cornell has been scoring a very high rate. As a matter of fact, the Big Red are averaging 83.2 PPG which puts them in the top 20 in the country in scoring. Cornell was very disappointing on Saturday (its most recent game) where it put up only 49 points. Now, it's very impressive that the Big Red are still able to average that many points considering a lapse like that.

On the other hand, Yale has been the team to beat in the Ivy League this season. The Bulldogs have yet to lose a conference game this season and have been putting up just as many points as Cornell has. Yale also averages in the top 20 in PPG this season. Both teams shoot the ball very well percentage wise and we've already seen the two sides to combine for 191 points a couple of weeks ago.

In the end, I'm expecting another very high scoring affair. Now, we might not see as many points as that first matchup. However, this game is going to be played at an extremely fast pace. Hammer the "over."

Score Prediction: 94-82 Yale.