Villanova vs. Providence prediction: Why Villanova is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/13/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Tuesday at 6:30 PM ET as Villanova squares off with Providence in men's college basketball action at Amica Mutual Pavilion.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Villanova as the most likely winner of the Villanova vs. Providence game.

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Villanova vs. Providence prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between Villanova and Providence 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Villanova a 58% chance of defeating Providence. Our predicted final score has Villanova winning 78-76.

According to our model, Providence (+2.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 158.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Villanova vs. Providence odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Villanova vs. Providence picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: