{"id":110449,"date":"2024-12-03T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=110449"},"modified":"2024-12-03T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:10:57","slug":"big-12-matchups-could-help-the-big-east-rebound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/03\/big-12-matchups-could-help-the-big-east-rebound\/","title":{"rendered":"Big 12 Matchups Could Help The Big East Rebound"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Big 12-Big East Battle<\/span><\/a> is the gift that keeps on giving after the holiday tournaments end. Will the Big East rebound from some tough results in the holiday tournaments?<\/span><\/p>\n

Marquette and DePaul are the only remaining undefeated teams in the Big East. Marquette is sixth and UConn fell from second to 25th in the latest <\/span>Associated Press Top 25 poll<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova and UConn have combined to lose 17 games. Will that change with some challenging matchups this week? Speaking of the Friars, will Tuesday\u2019s game against visiting BYU be the one when star forward <\/span>Bryce Hopkins<\/span><\/a> makes his season debut? That is far from the only item to consider this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big 12 Matchups Could Help The Big East Rebound<\/b><\/h2>\n

Big East teams have already lost 14 times as the favorite. There are some scary numbers against the college basketball spread. Creighton has covered in just one of its seven games as the favorite with Seton Hall 1-4 ATS as the favorite. The conference is 9-4-1 against the spread as the underdog. According to the <\/span>Team Rankings database<\/span><\/a>, the Big East is the No. 6 rated conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

There will be a chance to improve on both numbers when the Big 12-Big East Battle gets underway, where\u00a0<\/span>Villanova is home<\/span><\/a> against favored Cincinnati and <\/span>Providence welcomes BYU<\/span><\/a> to town.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will Eric Dixon Get Some Help?<\/b><\/h3>\n

It is hard to blame <\/span>Eric Dixon<\/span><\/a> for Villanova’s early struggles. The senior forward is averaging 25.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eric Dixon looked like one of college basketball's premier scorers dropping 38 points for Villanova in a narrow loss to Maryland. Some exceptional shot-making while generating quite a bit of offense for himself and others. pic.twitter.com\/YDu0iXIp8t<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) November 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n