Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs. Villanova Wildcats Betting Line at Wildcats -24.5

Mount St. Mary's vs. Villanova tips off among the first games of the 2021-22 College Basketball season.  The Wildcats open as a -24.5 favorite and ranked early at No. 4 in the nation.

Mount St. Mary's went 12-11 last year, while Villanova ended up 18-7.

Mount St. Mary's went 1-4 against non-conference teams last season. In those five games, the Mountaineers gave up 65.4 points per game while scoring 56.8 per matchup. Villanova went 7-2 in non-conference play, averaging 75.9 points and giving up 65.9 per game in the process.

The Wildcats odds of winning the 2022 NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship open at 12-1.

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com