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'Nova's second-round chances

The Villanova Wildcats are slight 51.6 percent favorites over the St. Marys CA Galloping Gaels. The Galloping Gaels are shooting 43 percent from the field and the Wildcats are forecasted to shoot 42.2 percent. The rebounding battle is pretty even with the Galloping Gaels projected for 34.6 rebounds vs. 33.9 for the Wildcats. The Wildcats are committing fewer turnovers at 10.3 vs 15.5 for the Galloping Gaels. The Galloping Gaels are making 7.6 three pointers on 37 percent from three point range. The Wildcats are making 6.5 three pointers on 31.7 percent.

Here are the projected numbers for Villanova's second-round game against St. Mary's (Cal.):

Villanova is slight 51.6 percent favorites over St. Mary's (Cal.). The Galloping Gaels are shooting 43 percent from the field and the Wildcats are forecasted to shoot 42.2 percent. The rebounding battle is pretty even with the Galloping Gaels projected for 34.6 rebounds vs. 33.9 for the Wildcats. The Wildcats are committing fewer turnovers at 10.3 vs. 15.5 for the Galloping Gaels. The Galloping Gaels are making 7.6 three pointers on 37 percent from three-point range. The Wildcats are making 6.5 three pointers on 31.7 percent.

KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA - PTS: Omar Samhan 23.5, Scottie Reynolds 16.9. ASSISTS: Matthew Dellavedova 4.8, Corey Fisher 3.9. REBOUNDS: Omar Samhan 12.5, Antonio Pena 6.6. For complete forecasted box score and all player projections updated daily visit AccuScore.com.

SPORTS ODDS: Sportsbooks and handicappers have set the line at Villanova -4.5. TOTAL 153.5. WIN-LOSS: St. Mary's (Cal.) (26-5), Villanova Wildcats (25-7). ATS: St. Mary's (Cal.) (21-9)--Sweat Barometer 3.4. Villanova (16-12)--Sweat Barometer -0.1. OVER-UNDER: St. Mary's (Cal.) (16-11) Avg Over/Under Line 2.1. Villanova (19-11) Avg Over/Under Line 6.1.

ACCUSCORE PICK RECORD - POINT SPREAD PICKS: St. Mary's (Cal.) (13-14), Villanova (17-11). OVER-UNDER PICKS: St. Mary's (Cal.) (12-14), Villanova (15-12). For detailed analysis of trends, spreads, totals and all picks visit AccuScore.com.