Can Villanova Basketball Beat The Odds To Win The Big East Tournament?

Happy Tuesday Nova Nation! The Wildcat’s fan base is going through something it hasn’t had to endure for months now. It’s worse than politics or health scares. That’s right... FIVE days between Villanova games. The horror.

Of course that extra day will be easily filled with extra analysis of the Big East Tournament field, and today will be no exception. Right now Vegas has Nova as the second most likely team to win the title at Madison Square Garden, with Creighton having the best shot at cutting down the nets. It’s pretty close between the two, but Creighton has the easier path to victory right now. Either way both teams would have an argument for a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament if they win, and let’s not forget Seton Hall will have a say in this as well.

Short and sweet today sports fans, so let’s throw in a poll for good measure. Who do you believe will beat the odds and cut down the nets at the Big East Tournament?

In other “news”, Villanova’s freshmen are ready for the BET, the coaches think Nova is better than the media does, and Mikal Bridges is killing it in Phoenix. Enjoy!

Villanova Men’s Basketball

Villanova freshmen Robinson-Earl and Moore ready for their first Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden | The Inquirer
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Justin Moore have played significant roles for the Wildcats this season despite their rookie status, and the team will count on them when they begin competition Thursday night in the tournament.

College basketball rankings: Coaches Poll voters boost Villanova back into top 10 | CBSSports.com
Villanova got a nice boost in the Coaches Poll this week after a strong finish to the regular season

Big East Tournament

Big East tournament betting odds, winner prediction | Sports Illustrated
Gambling guru Frankie Taddeo previews the 2020 Big East basketball tournament and the best value odds in Las Vegas.

Conference tourneys mean different things to different teams | providencejournal.com
Well March certainly began with a bang.Those moments of excitement, mixed with tension and unease, had little to do with the tanking of your 401K if you were following college basketball over the weekend. Instead we saw presumptive No. 1 seeds (hello, San Diego State) go down in flames, potential conference champions (shame on you, Seton Hall) fumble away trophies and the first bids to the NCAA Tournament secured with dramatic victories (welcome, Belmont Bruins).

2020 conference tournament predictions, picks, odds for AAC, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12 | CBSSports.com
Who will win the seven biggest conference championship tournaments? Our CBS Sports experts weigh in

NBA Wildcats

Eric Paschall showing he's very different kind of Warriors rookie | NBCS Bay Area
Anytime you draw comparisons to Steph and Klay you are doing something right.

Phoenix’s Mikal Bridges Sparks Two-Game Winning Streak | Heavy.com
After losses against the Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors, Bridges had some words for his teammates that got the competitive juices flowing.

Warriors news: Steve Kerr compares coaching Eric Paschall to Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson | Clutch Points
Golden State Warriors rookie Eric Paschall is no Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson, but Steve Kerr says coaching Paschall is like coaching his stars.

‘He Has To Do A Lot’: Mikal Bridges Is Holding The Phoenix Suns Together During The Most Trying Time Of Their Season | Forbes
The Phoenix Suns feed off Mikal Bridges’ fierceness and consistency on the court, and it gives him the confidence to be more vocal with teammates.

Villanova Women’s Basketball

Legendary college basketball coach coming to Roselle; For Communion Breakfast at Church of St. Joseph the Carpenter | Union News Daily
One of college basketball’s legendary coaches is coming to Union County.

NFL Wildcats

2020 NFL Draft: Illinois & Villanova Pro Day Reports | Pro Football Network
The Illinois Fighting Illini held their pro day workout on Monday and over two dozen NFL teams were in attendance. What is Tony Pauline hearing?

Villanova Athletics

Rotondo named BIG EAST Player of the Week, Kingsbury to Honor Roll | Villanova University Athletics
NEW YORK - Villanova baseball claimed another pair of BIG EAST Weekly Awards with Chris Rotondo being named Player of the Week while Jimmy Kingsbury was named to

Baseball to host Home Opener Tuesday | Villanova University Athletics
Villanova, Pa. – After 13 games on the road to begin the year, the Villanova Wildcats host their home opener Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. against NJIT at Villanova Ballpark

Lexi DeNucci is Rothman Orthopedics’ February Student-Athlete Of The Month | Villanova University Athletics
Women's tennis junior Lexi DeNucci was named the Rothman Orthopedics' February Student-Athlete Of The Month after a standout month in the classroom and on the court.

Kennedy Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll | Villanova University Athletics
New York, N.Y.- Redshirt junior Patrick Kennedy earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after helping the Wildcats go 1-1 over the weekend.

Bracketology

March Madness bracket prediction before championship week | Sports Illustrated
Where does the 2020 NCAA tournament field of 68 stand ahead of major conference tournaments?

NCAA tournament bracket projection 6 days before Selection Sunday | SBNation.com
This is what the bracket looks like before the power conference tournaments kick into gear on Wednesday and Thursday.

Bracket Watch: East Tennessee State is in, which is good news for some | The Athletic
Brian Bennett makes his latest prediction for the NCAA Tournament. This bracket will be updated every day until Selection Sunday.

Bracketology Bubble Watch: Wichita State slides back in bracket, ETSU battles for automatic bid | CBSSports.com
The Shockers could get back into the field now that Tulsa is no longer projected as the AAC's automatic qualifier

College Basketball

Awards: Who is the College Basketball Player and Coach of the Year? | NBC Sports
The college basketball season is officially over, which means that it is time for NBC Sports to name the college basketball Player and Coach of the Year.

Bleacher Report's 2019-20 College Basketball All-American Teams | Bleacher Report
There is perhaps no better summation for how strange the 2019-20 men's college basketball season has been than the fact that players from Dayton, Iowa, Marquette and Oregon rank among Bleacher Report's All-American first team...

Champ Week is here, and questions abound ahead of Selection Sunday | ESPN
Can Baylor bounce back? Which Big Ten team will emerge? Who can stop Dayton? Conference tournaments hold the answers.