So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML VILL -6.4 (-5.4) 139.6 (-8.6) 80%

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 9178 XAV
Feb 17, 2026 VILL 9289 XAV
Feb 9, 2025 VILL 8068 XAV
Jan 14, 2025 XAV 6963 VILL
Feb 8, 2024 XAV 5653 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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