The Villanova Wildcats will look to continue their dominance over the No. 23 Providence Friars when they meet in Big East Conference play on Sunday. The Wildcats (10-10, 4-5 Big East, who are coming off a 57-49 win at St. John's on Jan. 20, have beaten Providence in eight of the last 10 matchups, including two in a row. The Friars (16-5, 8-2), who defeated Butler 79-58 on Wednesday, are first in the Big East in rebounding margin (+9.6) and offensive rebounding percentage (37.7%). Villanova has a 70-41 edge in the all-time series against Providence.

The game from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia will tip off at noon ET. The Friars are 1.5-point favorites, according to the latest Providence vs. Villanova odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 138.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows the Friars have four players averaging double-figure scoring, led by sophomore forward Bryce Hopkins. He has scored in double digits in 19 of 21 games, including 16 points in the 79-58 win over Butler on Wednesday. He registered his eighth double-double of the year on Jan. 21 against DePaul with 20 points and 11 rebounds. His most dominant performance was a 29-point, 23-rebound effort in a 103-98 double-overtime win over Marquette on Dec. 20. For the season, he is averaging 16.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

The model also knows Villanova senior guard Caleb Daniels is averaging 16.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He is nearly automatic at the free-throw line, connecting on 83.5% of his foul shots, and he has led the Wildcats in scoring 10 times and in assists 11 times this season. He has registered one double-double and has scored in double digits 11 times, including 20 or more points seven times. He scored a season-high 25 points, while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out seven assists in an 81-79 overtime loss to Iowa State Nov. 24 during the Phil Knight Invitational.

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