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Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -1.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money DEP +114 / VILL -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual VILL +19 133 Lost
Massey VILL -4.6 (-14.4) — —
Massey Totals — 135.6 (-2.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 18% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -2.6 (-16.4) 135.2 (-2.2) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -3.4 (-15.6) 137.4 (-4.4) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -2.6 (-16.4) 132.8 (+0.2) 37% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -2.5 (-16.5) 132.4 (+0.6) 43% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2025 VILL 71 – 66 DEP
Feb 6, 2025 VILL 59 – 49 DEP
Jan 4, 2025 VILL 100 – 56 DEP
Mar 14, 2024 VILL 58 – 57 DEP
Jan 13, 2024 VILL 94 – 69 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP VILL
Overall 16-16 24-9
Conference 8-12 15-5
Home 11-7 14-3
Away 4-7 9-3
Neutral 1-2 1-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 70.2 77.1
Avg Pts Against 69.6 71.2
Massey 5.9 (#96) 13.5 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 1.09 (#87) 2.79 (#25)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.37 (#89) 3.49 (#25)
RPI 0.503 (#180) 0.602 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP VILL
FG% 44.1% 45.6%
3PT% 33.1% 35.5%
REB / G 33.4 34.6
OREB / G 10.3 11.9
AST / TO 1.27 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 53.7%
TOV% 17.8% 15.2%
ORB% 30.6% 33.1%
FT Rate 25.2% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 18.8%
DRB% 69.6% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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