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Villanova Wildcats and Utah State Aggies play in the opening round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Utah State Aggies (28-6, 18-5 MWC) vs. Villanova Wildcats (24-8, 15-6 Big East) San Diego; Friday, 4:10 p. m.

EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -2. 5; over/under is 147. 5 BOTTOM LINE: Villanova plays Utah State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Wildcats' record in Big East games is 15-6, and their record is 9-2 in non-conference games. Villanova is fourth in the Big East with 15. 5 assists per game led by Acaden Lewis averaging 5.

3. The Aggies are 18-5 against MWC opponents. Utah State is 23-6 against opponents with a winning record.

Villanova makes 45. 7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3. 3 percentage points higher than Utah State has allowed to its opponents (42.