Wisconsin Badgers vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 12/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Villanova Wildcats (8-2) will attempt to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers (7-3) on Friday.

The Wisconsin Badgers stepped onto the hardwood against Nebraska and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-60 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Badgers left the arena with 18 and Nebraska accounted for 13 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of 30 tries from 3-point land. Nebraska ended up shooting 86.7% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 15 attempts. In addition, Nebraska snagged 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Nebraska distributed 20 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Wisconsin let their opponent shoot 54.1% from the floor on 33 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Badgers made 9 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Wisconsin wrapped up the contest with a 34.4% FG percentage (22 out of 64) and knocked down 7 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Nick Boyd is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He played 30 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up going 43.8% from the field and distributed 4 dimes.

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Wisconsin steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 7-3 so far this year. They average 85.1 pts per contest (63rd in Division 1) on 44.2% from the field. The Badgers are shooting 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (109 of 329) and 80.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wisconsin is collecting 38.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 159 assists so far this year, which ranks 170th in college in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.4 times per game and as a team are committing 17.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Badgers are able to force 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are ranked 121st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 131 conceded on the season. The Badgers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (265 of 591) and they surrender 33.6 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 35.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 238th in the nation in opponents PPG (75.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Villanova Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 79-61 when they faced Pittsburgh. When discussing how they rebounded, Villanova allowed Pittsburgh to collect 32 overall (13 offensive). They finished 22.7% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 of 22 and ended up shooting 8 of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Wildcats permitted Pittsburgh to bury 24 of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats ended up shooting 26 out of 50 from the field which had them shooting 52.0%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Villanova knocked down 9 of 22 tries (40.9%). They were able to bury 18 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Pittsburgh had 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They also turned it over 3 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Wildcats were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this matchup.

Bryce Lindsay ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in this matchup. He totaled 24 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists in this game. He made 8 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 1 rebound.

Villanova has a record of 8-2 for the season. The Wildcats are committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.4 times per contest (87th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest. Villanova has 804 pts this year (80.4 per contest) and they collect 37.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 112th in Division 1.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 79th in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.1. They are forcing 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (235th in the nation). The Villanova defense gives up 38.0% on shots from distance (79 of 208) and opponents are making 64.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.0 assists and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 164th and 69th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Villanova

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