Villanova at Virginia

Head coach Tony Bennett has Virginia playing great, off a 70-54 win over then-#14 West Virginia at Madison Square Garden. The Cavaliers are outstanding defensively allowing 57.1 points per contest, top 10 in the nation. Virginia has won seven straight since losing Nov. 16 to George Washington and the Cavaliers are 33-16-2 ATS against a team with a winning straight-up record. The Cavaliers, who have led the nation in points allowed each of the previous two seasons, have given up more than 57 points only twice all year. Virginia is 24-11-2 ATS against a team with a winning percentage above .600. They face a talented Villanova team off a strong defensive game, but the Wildcats are 4-9 ATS after allowing less than 50 points in their previous game. Play Virginia.