Pittsburgh Panthers vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Pittsburgh Panthers (5-5) are headed to Finneran Pavilion on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Villanova Wildcats (7-2).

The Pittsburgh Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Hofstra and took a loss by a score of 80-73 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 16 while Hofstra recorded 14 personal fouls. They made 8 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range. Hofstra finished the game at 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 18 attempts. On top of that, Hofstra grabbed 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Hofstra recorded 17 assists and had 3 steals for the game. In relation to defense, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to go 52.7% from the floor on 29 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected a total of 23 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Panthers buried 19 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. Pittsburgh finished having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (22 of 48) and buried 10 out of their 23 three-point attempts.

Brandin Cummings is a guy who was important in the game. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes and collected 2 boards. He walked away with 34 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Pittsburgh heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-5 on the campaign. They average 71.8 points per contest (303rd in D-1) while shooting 43.9% from the field. The Panthers are hitting 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (81 of 236) and 70.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Pittsburgh is snagging 36.3 boards per game and is sitting with 126 assists for the year, which has them ranked 267th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.7 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are 143rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 121 relinquished this year. The Panthers are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.7% (241 of 565) and they concede 32.3 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.6% on 3-pointers while they are 99th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (69.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Villanova Wildcats took a loss by a score of 89-61 when they faced Michigan. The Wildcats corralled 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. Michigan was called for 12 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a clip of 64.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Villanova knocked down 10 of 37 tries (27.0%). When the game finished, the Wildcats finished 21 for 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 33.9%. The Wildcats allowed Michigan to make 33 of their 69 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.8% in this contest. They finished 27.3% from downtown via 9 of 33 and finished the game at 14 out of 25 from the free throw line (56.0%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Villanova permitted Michigan to pull down 47 in all (12 offensive).

Devin Askew was important for the Wildcats in this matchup. He converted 6 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 37.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the game.

Villanova has a record of 7-2 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks 120th in college. Villanova has 725 pts for the campaign (80.6 per game) and they collect 38.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per contest (111th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.0 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 16.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 68.8% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 89th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 68.9. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (248th in the nation). The Villanova defense allows 39.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (74 of 186) and opponents are connecting on 64.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.1 dimes and 31.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 178th and 55th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villanova

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