The top two teams in the Big East can enhance their NCAA Tournament résumés when the No. 9 Providence Friars and the No. 11 Villanova Wildcats collide on Tuesday at Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pa. The Friars (24-3, 14-2 in Big East) already have clinched the Big East regular season title - the first in program history - and the No. 1 seed in next week's conference tournament. Meanwhile the Wildcats (21-7, 14-4) sit in second place in the Big East. 

Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are favored by 9.5 points in the latest Villanova vs. Providence odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over/Under for total points scored is 134.5. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

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The model knows that Villanova has a veteran leader in Collin Gillespie. In his fifth season at Villanova, Gillespie ranks second in the Big East in scoring, at 16.6 points per game, and leads the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (42.6). For the second consecutive season he is a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award honoring the nation's top point guard.

The model also knows that Providence has one of the most experienced rosters in college basketball. The Friars' top seven players - Nate Watson (149 games), Noah Horchler (114), Al Durham (149), AJ Reeves (101), Jared Bynum (73), Justin Minaya (105) and Ed Croswell (110) - have combined to play 801 collegiate games. The average age of those seven players is 23.0.

Now, the model has set its sights on Villanova vs. Providence. We can tell you it is leaning Over the total, predicting a combined 140 points, and it also says one side of the spread covers in nearly 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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