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Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · January 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -2.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money VILL -138 / MARQ +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual MARQ +5 165 Lost
Massey MARQ -0.1 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 142.0 (+23.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 38% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -1.2 (-6.2) 143.5 (+21.5) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -1.2 (-6.2) 141.1 (+23.9) 45% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -0.4 (-5.4) 143.1 (+21.9) 51% ✗
Baseline ML VILL -0.5 (-5.5) 143.4 (+21.6) 52% ✗

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 11, 2026 VILL 77 – 74 MARQ
Jan 10, 2026 VILL 76 – 73 MARQ
Feb 22, 2025 VILL 81 – 66 MARQ
Jan 25, 2025 MARQ 87 – 74 VILL
Mar 15, 2024 MARQ 71 – 65 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL MARQ
Overall 18-16 27-10
Conference 10-10 14-6
Home 10-6 14-2
Away 4-8 7-5
Neutral 4-2 6-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 78.1
Avg Pts Against 65.6 69.8
Massey 11.4 (#41) 15.2 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 1.35 (#77) 2.49 (#18)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#74) 3.07 (#15)
RPI 0.579 (#57) 0.617 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL MARQ
FG% 42.4% 47.1%
3PT% 32.5% 32.9%
REB / G 36.0 33.1
OREB / G 9.8 9.1
AST / TO 1.18 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 54.1%
TOV% 15.3% 14.8%
ORB% 27.9% 26.7%
FT Rate 24.9% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 22.9%
DRB% 74.7% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 19.7%

Game Analysis

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