BYU vs Villanova College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Nov. 3

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The Villanova Wildcats begin their 2025-26 college basketball season on November 3, 2025, battling the BYU Cougars at T-Mobile Arena.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

BYU vs. Villanova Game Info and Odds

Take a look at these betting trends and insights before you bet on Monday's BYU-Villanova spread (BYU -9.5) or total (153.5 points).

BYU covered 21 times in 35 chances against the spread last season.
Villanova covered 18 times in 36 games with a spread last season.
BYU covered the spread when it was a 9.5-point favorite or more 60% of the time last year. That's more often than Villanova covered as an underdog by 9.5 or more (never covered last season).
At home last season, the Cougars owned a better record against the spread (10-6-0) compared to their ATS record in away games (6-5-0).
The Wildcats' winning percentage against the spread at home last season was .647 (11-6-0). Away, it was .273 (3-8-0).

BYU finished with a 17-6 record in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 73.9% of those games).
The Cougars won all eight games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -581 or shorter.
Villanova was underdogs in 10 games last season and won three (30%) of those contests.
The Wildcats were not a bigger underdog last season than the +420 moneyline set for this game.
Based on this contest's moneyline, BYU's implied win probability is 85.3%.

Offensively, BYU was the 24th-best team in college basketball (81.4 points per game) last year. Defensively, it was 199th (72.6 points allowed per game).
On the boards, BYU was 84th in college basketball in rebounds (33.5 per game) last year. It was 19th-best in rebounds conceded (27.8 per game).
BYU was 10th-best in college basketball in assists (17.2 per game) last year.
BYU was 215th in the country in turnovers per game (11.4) and 184th in turnovers forced (11.2) last season.
With 74 points per game on offense, Villanova ranked 167th in college basketball last season. At the other end, it gave up 68.2 points per contest, which ranked 60th in college basketball.
Villanova ranked 17th-best in college basketball by allowing only 27.7 rebounds per game. It ranked 239th in college basketball by pulling down 30.9 rebounds per contest.
Villanova ranked 268th in the nation with 12.4 dimes per game.
Villanova was top-25 last season in turnovers, 12th-best in college basketball with 9.1 turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 331st with 9.6 forced turnovers per contest.

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