Villanova Wildcats vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/17/26

The Villanova Wildcats have secured 20 victories, surging to the brink of the Top 25 rankings in both The Associated Press’ Top 25 and Coaches Poll. Since an overtime loss at UConn on Jan. 24, the Wildcats has picked up 5 consecutive victories, including an 80-69 win at Creighton as a 2.5-point favorite last Saturday. The Over has cashed in 5 of the past 6 Villanova games, and 10 of the past 12 contests as well.

For the Musketeers, it has been a down year for this proud program. While the Musketeers is 11-4 at home, Xavier is just a single game over .500 this seas. However, the offense has picked up the pace in the past couple of games, including a 96-88 win over Marquette at Cintas Center last Saturday. Xavier did nearly top St. John’s last Monday, so when Tre Carroll and the Musketeers are on, this team can be dangerous. Still, Xavier is 2-5 straight up in the past 7 games, and 2-3 ATS in the previous 5 outings. The Over in Xavier games has cashed in 3 straight, and 8 of the past 9. With that in mind, let’s go high on the total as the best bet here.

Villanova vs Xavier prediction: Over 152 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to 153.5.

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