Utah State vs. Villanova

No. 9 seed Utah State is 14-1 at home, but 7-5 on the road as they head to San Diego for this tournament battle. They've lost three straight on the road at UNLV (92-65), Nevada (80-77), and San Diego State (89-72), as favorites of -7.5, -1.5, and -5.5, respectively. Utah State is 10th in the 12-team Mountain West from the free-throw line (70.7%). While Utah State hasn't faced any Top 25 teams, Villanova has faced five in the Top 25, losing to No. 8 BYU (71-66) in a close one, plus taking No. 2 UConn to overtime. The offense is third in the Big East in shooting (.457), from long range (.353), and in turnover margin (+2.44). Play Villanova on the moneyline.