The matchup between the #17 Villanova Wildcats and the Penn Quakers will be one of this weeks most interesting contests as it offers many top offensive performers on both sides.
The 8-2 Penn Quakers team, the top team in the Ivy League, have experienced a significant loss with the season-ending injury of sophomore guard Ryan Betley. Betley, who was expected to be a major offensive factor for the Quakers, fell in the first five minutes of the the team’s season opener. Despite this setback for Penn, his replacement, Bryce Washington ($3,900/11.26FPPG) has been performing quite well with a team high 46.7% from the three point line. The most important fantasy performer for the matchup on the Penn side is senior guard Antonio Woods ($5,500/18.86FPPG), who has an average of 10.4 points per game and has put up above 14 FPPG in every one of the matchups he has played in so far this season. Junior Devon Goodman ($6,200/22.89FPPG) is another player with lots of fantasy potential. He has averaged above 15.2 points per game so far this season with 40.9% shooting from the three and 61.1% from two, making him a pick with a lot of potential value relative to his fantasy price.
Villanova had two early season losses against a #5 Michigan team and a #23 Furman team but have since recovered to go on a six game win streak. They will definitely put up tough competition though as they look to extend their season win streak to 7 games and their Big 5 win streak to 26 games. The team’s top performers as well as a top fantasy pick for this matchup is Phil Booth ($7,300/24.07FPPG). Booth leads the team with an average 15.6 points per game and over 3 average rebounds and assists per game as well. He only has three games this season where he picked up below 20 fantasy points, has 2 games above 30 FP and a season high of 40.1 FP in Villanova’s win against Quinnipiac earlier this season. Another top fantasy pick for those playing this matchup is Collin Gillespie ($5,800/19.14FPPG), who has averaged 10.7 points per game for the Wildcats this season. He has played over 30 minutes in the team’s past four games where he also averaged 12.25 points and will look to put up a similar performance in tonight’s matchup.
Overall this game, with Villanova looking to extend their streak and both teams looking to improve to 9-2, offers fantasy players many potential picks with huge upsides for those looking to play tonight’s college basketball slate.