After a mid-week victory over St. John's, things felt back to normal in 'Nova Nation - until Wednesday night's apocalyptic event in which DePaul moved to 3-0 on the season to grab sole possession of first place in the Big East conference. Almost everyone will expect the Wildcats to destroy the Blue Demons, especially with the game being played in Philadelphia, but Oliver Purnell has his squad ticking behind the strong play of Billy Garrett Jr.
Last year, the 'Cats beat DePaul by an average of 25.5 points in two meetings and were extremely successful in limiting the impact of Garrett and Tommy Hamilton IV.
Can they do it again?
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Game Time, TV Schedule: 4:00pm ET. The game will be aired nationally on CBS Sports Network.
Odds: OddsShark has Villanova as 24 point favorites.
Radio: All Villanova Men's Basketball games air live on radio in the Philadelphia market on 610 WIP. Select games may also be heard on 1210 WPHT Radio when conflicts arise on 610 WIP
Live Video Stream: No *legal* stream will be available, and as a reminder we cannot condone the positing of illegal stream links in our gamethread.
Live Audio Stream: 'Nova Nation All-Access will have an audio stream of the game, but it will require a subscription to their service.
Alumni Gamewatches:
- Atlanta Game Watch: 4 p.m., Hudson Grille Sandy Springs, 6317 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA
- Austin Game Watch: 2:45 p.m., Chicago House, 607 Trinity St., Austin, TX
- Charlotte Game Watch: 4 p.m., Hickory Tavern Birkdale, 9526 Birkdale Crossings Dr. Suite 30 Huntersville, NC
- Chicago Game Watch: 3 p.m., Sedgwick’s Bar & Grill, 1935 N Sedgwick St, Chicago, IL
- Colorado Game Watch: 2 p.m., Wash Park Grille, 1096 South Gaylord St, Denver, CO
- Dallas-Fort Worth Game Watch (2 Dallas Locations): 3 p.m., Nodding Donkey Kitchen, 5600 SMU Blvd, Dallas, TX and Humperdink's Northwest Highway, 2208 W Northest Hwy, Dallas, TX
- Dallas-Fort Worth Game Watch (Fort Worth Location): 3 p.m., Mama's Pizza, 5800 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, TX
- Lehigh Valley Game Watch: 4 p.m., Copperhead Grille Allentown 1731 Airport Rd, Allentown, PA
- NC Triangle Game Watch: 4 p.m., Rally Point, 1837 N Harrison Ave, Cary, NC
- Orlando Game Watch: 12 p.m., Smokey Bones, 3400 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL