Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Villanova Wildcats
65 – 66
FINAL Conference
UConn Huskies
Big East Conference · Xfinity Mobile Arena · January 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -3.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money VILL +145 / CONN -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual CONN +1 131 Lost
Massey CONN -1.1 (+0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 141.9 (-10.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 26% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 21% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -0.3 (-0.7) 138.5 (-7.5) 36% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -0.4 (-0.6) 141.1 (-10.1) 43% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -0.4 (-0.6) 141.8 (-10.8) 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -1.1 (-2.1) 141.8 (-10.8) 54% ✗

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 21, 2026 CONN 73 – 63 VILL
Jan 24, 2026 CONN 75 – 67 VILL
Mar 14, 2025 CONN 73 – 56 VILL
Feb 18, 2025 CONN 66 – 59 VILL
Jan 8, 2025 VILL 68 – 66 CONN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL CONN
Overall 18-16 37-3
Conference 10-10 18-2
Home 10-6 17-0
Away 4-8 8-3
Neutral 4-2 12-0
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 W13
Avg Pts For 70.2 81.4
Avg Pts Against 65.6 63.4
Massey 12.2 (#34) 17.0 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#59) 3.42 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.15 (#60) 4.23 (#3)
RPI 0.598 (#37) 0.632 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL CONN
FG% 42.1% 49.8%
3PT% 33.6% 35.5%
REB / G 37.4 38.6
OREB / G 10.6 12.2
AST / TO 1.19 1.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 57.1%
TOV% 15.1% 15.7%
ORB% 29.7% 38.1%
FT Rate 26.1% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 17.2%
DRB% 76.2% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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