N.C. State’s Beejay Anya makes the game-winning shot a victory over LSU Thursday night. (Getty)
Villanova was a 22-point favorite in its opener against No. 16 Lafayette. The top-seeded Wildcats won by 41.
It set up a third round matchup against No. 8 seed N.C. State, which squeaked by No. 9 LSU on a last-second shot.
‘Nova opened as a 9-point favorite and now most oddsmakers have it at 9.5.
To read OddsShark’s game preview, click here.
The below numbers are supplied by sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com and are subject to change.
Villanova-N.C. State Point Spread
Villanova … +9.5
N.C. State … -9.5
Villanova is 24-9 against the spread, while N.C. State is 16-14-1.
Villanova is 8-2 ATS in the past 10, N.C. State 7-3.
N.C. State has covered 8 straight as underdogs of 9 or more points.
No. 1 seeds are 7-1 ATS in their past 8 games vs. 8 seeds.
For OddsShark’s stats and odds game preview, click here.
Villanova-N.C. State Over-Under
Over-Under … 139
Villanova is 15-19-1 vs. the over-under, N.C. State is 13-14.
In Villanova’s past 10 games, the OVER has won 5 times with 1 PUSH.
In N.C. State’s past 10, the UNDER has won 6 times.
Villanova-N.C. State Odds to Win the Tournament
N.C. State … 200/1
Villanova … 10/1
Villanova has lowest odds of all the No. 1 seeds to win it all, yet the Wildcats were the most impressive in the opening games.
N.C. State overcame a big deficit to pull out a last-second win. Exciting, yes, but with the Wolfpack at 200/1, it’s not likely they’ll be winning the tournament. Though, Jim Valvano and the 1983 N.C. State team wasn’t supposed to either.
The Basics
Who:
No. 1 Villanova (33-2) vs. No. 8 N.C. State (21-13)
What:
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
When:
Saturday
Where:
CONSOL Energy Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bracket Region:
East
Time:
7:10 p.m. Eastern
Channel:
TBS
