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Villanova Wildcats
66 – 65
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · January 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -8.0 Away covered
O/U 142.0 Under
Money VILL -355 / XAV +278
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +1 131 Won
Massey VILL -8.1 (-7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 138.4 (-7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -6.4 (-5.4) 139.6 (-8.6) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -6.7 (-5.7) 139.1 (-8.1) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -6.9 (-5.9) 137.6 (-6.6) 77% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -6.4 (-5.4) 138.6 (-7.6) 75% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 VILL 91 – 78 XAV
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL XAV
Overall 18-16 16-18
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 10-6 11-7
Away 4-8 3-9
Neutral 4-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 70.2 75.9
Avg Pts Against 65.6 74.6
Massey 13.2 (#27) 9.5 (#57)
Bradley-Terry 1.82 (#48) 0.70 (#121)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#37) 1.47 (#90)
RPI 0.606 (#30) 0.558 (#83)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL XAV
FG% 41.3% 44.6%
3PT% 33.4% 33.7%
REB / G 38.5 40.2
OREB / G 11.1 11.9
AST / TO 1.17 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 50.0%
TOV% 15.3% 17.8%
ORB% 30.4% 32.6%
FT Rate 26.6% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 44.4%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 16.8%
DRB% 76.9% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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