Two teams coming off two bad losses.
NJIT had already won against Penn before deciding to commit suicide with a partial of 0-17 then 5-23 until the 1-point defeat at home in the opener that certainly does not do good for morale.
Villanova managed to do worse by winning the opener in an unconvincing way against Lafayette and even losing in Columbia 2 days after conceding 90 points to the opponents...
In theory the level of the two teams should be clearly different and Nova have a big advantage in the frontcourt, but the Wildcats are at their third game in 4 days in the first week and it is evident that especially in defense something is not right. In these conditions a spread over 20 points is high.