'Nova faces USF as road favorite

#20 Villanova (14-4) at South Florida (7-11)
12 p.m., 24 January 2009 at the USF Sun Dome.

TV: SNY (New York) / WPHL (Philadelphia)

Line: Villanova -6

Villanova travels to Tampa, Fla, this weekend to face the South Florida Bulls at noon on Saturday. Villanova needs a win to get to .500 in league play and keep the Wildcats' NCAA hopes remotely alive.

USF is trying to avoid a losing record for the season, and finds itself 4 games under .500 at 7-11.

The Bulls own a pair of wins over DePaul this season, but haven't beaten anyone else remotely decent. USF did stick with West Virginia in Morgantown, losing by three.

KenPom predicts gives Villanova a 70 percent chance to get the win on the road, predicting a 65-60 victory.

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