Big East conference rivals the No.
20 Georgetown Hoyas and the No.
7 Villanova Wildcats clash in NCAA College Basketball action Saturday (12 pm ET, ESPN).
After a rough patch that saw them lose four of five games between Dec.
29 and Jan.
12, the Hoyas (15-5 SU, 11-7 ATS and 4-4 Big East) seem revitalized and have won three straight.
Villanova (17-3 SU, 10-6 ATS, 5-2 Big East) was roaring through the season up until three games ago, when it lost to the UConn Huskies.
The Wildcats bounced back with a huge win over the Syracuse Orange but were then upset by unranked Providence.
Head-to-head, the Hoyas have a slight edge at 6-4 SU, while both teams have covered the spread five times in the past 10 meetings.
Three of the past four have gone over the over/under total.
This is the first meeting between the teams since last season.
They split two games last year.
Georgetown won 103-90 on Feb.
6, covering as a 2-point home favorite.
The score went well over the total of 151.
And Villanova won 82-77 as a 4.
5-point favorite on Jan.
17.
The score in that matchup went over the total of 146.
6.
Georgetown blew out the St.
John's Red Storm 77-52 on Wednesday, cashing as a 7.
5-point home favorite.
Villanova lost to Providence as a 6-point road favorite on Wednesday.
The Wildcats got a poor effort from their two Coreys - Corey Fisher and Corey Stokes, who combined for just four field goals and one 3-pointer.