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Villanova Wildcats
91 – 78
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -11.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money VILL -850 / XAV +575
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +13 169 Won
Massey VILL -11.4 (+1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 155.1 (+13.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -12.1 (+0.9) 151.8 (+17.2) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -10.9 (+2.1) 151.1 (+17.9) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -11.3 (+1.7) 151.9 (+17.1) 86% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -11.1 (+1.9) 152.6 (+16.4) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 17, 2026 VILL 92 – 89 XAV
Feb 9, 2025 VILL 80 – 68 XAV
Jan 14, 2025 XAV 69 – 63 VILL
Feb 8, 2024 XAV 56 – 53 VILL
Jan 4, 2024 VILL 66 – 65 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL XAV
Overall 24-9 15-18
Conference 15-5 6-14
Home 14-3 12-6
Away 9-3 1-10
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.1 78.4
Avg Pts Against 71.2 80.6
Massey 14.0 (#42) 5.5 (#99)
Bradley-Terry 2.85 (#23) 0.94 (#94)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.56 (#25) 1.43 (#84)
RPI 0.605 (#25) 0.509 (#164)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL XAV
FG% 45.6% 44.5%
3PT% 35.4% 36.7%
REB / G 34.6 34.7
OREB / G 11.7 10.0
AST / TO 1.49 1.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 51.9%
TOV% 15.2% 14.0%
ORB% 32.9% 26.7%
FT Rate 22.1% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 53.4%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 15.6%
DRB% 68.4% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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