{"id":174206,"date":"2024-01-30T13:47:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/?p=174206"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:47:43","slug":"make-it-make-sense-villanova-on-four-game-losing-streak-is-a-home-favorite-against-a-top-10-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/2024\/01\/make-it-make-sense-villanova-on-four-game-losing-streak-is-a-home-favorite-against-a-top-10-team.html","title":{"rendered":"Make it Make Sense: Villanova, on Four-Game Losing Streak, is a Home Favorite Against a Top 10 Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Villanova Wildcats, a team on a four-game losing streak, opened as a slight favorite against the No. 9 Marquette Golden Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that&#8217;s the same Marquette team that just beat Villanova by 13 points on January 15th and the same Villanova team that blew a double-digit halftime lead and fell to Butler on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Villanova is currently a 1.5-point favorite at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/sports-betting\/pa\">PA sportsbooks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingbroad.com\/sports-betting\/new-jersey\">NJ online sports betting<\/a>, and they&#8217;re the topic of a popular trend.<\/p>\n<p>College sports bettors love to think something is up when an unranked team, in this case Villanova, is a favorite against a ranked foe, and the immediate thought is that something is fishy. Is the line telling us something?<\/p>\n<p>Well, unranked home teams are just 11-11 against the spread this season versus ranked away teams, per betting analyst Jared Smith:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Updating this since we have 2 unranked home favorites playing tonight&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Nova -1.5 vs #9 Marq<br \/>\nK St -2.5 vs #23 Okla<\/p>\n<p>Full disclosure the trend has NOT been profitable so far this season hitting at only 50% per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bet_Labs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bet_Labs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fg2j332yHe\">https:\/\/t.co\/fg2j332yHe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lhHfKme9uS\">pic.twitter.com\/lhHfKme9uS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Smith (@jaredleesmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaredleesmith\/status\/1752366104755019989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, this is also a Villanova team that is 3-1 ATS against Top 25 opposition. 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