Villanova vs Fairleigh Dickinson Prediction 12-11-24 College Basketball Picks

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and the Villanova Wildcats meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Finneran Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Villanova vs Fairleigh Dickinson Prediction.

Fairleigh Dickinson Recap

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights come into this one looking to build on a 98-54 win over subdivision Lehman last time out. After this game, Fairleigh Dickinson will take on La Salle.

Knights Looking To Build Steam

Terrence Brown leads the Knights across the board with 21.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 2.8 APG while Dylan Jones has 12.6 PPG and Jo’el Emanuel has 10.6 PPG with 3.7 RPG to round out the scoring in double figures so far this season. Ahmed Barba-Bey has 8.4 PPG while Bismark Nsiah has 7.7 PPG with 5.2 RPG. As a team, Fairleigh Dickinson is averaging 81.7 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 38% from three, and 70.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights will win

• Fairleigh Dickinson has won the first half in four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Villanova Recap

The Villanova Wildcats come into this game looking to add to a 94-65 win over Temple last time out. After this game, Villanova will take on Seton Hall to kick off conference play at home.

Wildcats Win Third Straight

Eric Dixon leads the Wildcats in scoring with 25.7 PPG along with 6.6 RPG while Wooga Poplar has 13 PPG with 6.7 RPG to lead Villanova on the glass. Jhamir Brickus has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 5.2 APG to lead the Wildcats in the assist department, rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Villanova up to this point in the year. Jordan Longino also has 9.1 PPG with 2.1 APG while Tyler Perkins has 8.5 PPG with 3.7 RPG. As a team, Villanova is averaging 78.4 PPG on 47.8% shooting from the field, 41.5% from three, and 78.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Villanova Wildcats will win

• Fairleigh Dickinson has lost each of its last 11 games against the Big East Conference.
• Villanova has won 68 of its last 72 night games at Finneran Pavilion against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Villanova vs Fairleigh Dickinson Prediction

I’m on Villanova here. It’s not something I’m overly comfortable with considering Villanova has burned a hole in bettors’ pockets for the better part of the last two years. However, the Wildcats have kind of looked like they’ve figured something out in recent weeks, and maybe Villanova basketball is back on track? Either way, it beats the alternative in Fairleigh Dickinson, who has really struggled in step-up spots this season. Give me Villanova here.