I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Villanova Wildcats
68 – 50
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Xfinity Mobile Arena · February 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -4.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money VILL -213 / PROV +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +18 118 Won
Massey VILL -3.9 (+14.1) — —
Massey Totals — 136.7 (-18.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 51% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -1.9 (+16.1) 139.9 (-21.9) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -3.1 (+14.9) 138.9 (-20.9) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -3.1 (+14.9) 141.3 (-23.3) 65% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -1.8 (+16.2) 139.6 (-21.6) 61% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 VILL 87 – 73 PROV
Jan 13, 2026 VILL 88 – 82 PROV
Feb 15, 2025 PROV 75 – 62 VILL
Jan 18, 2025 VILL 75 – 73 PROV
Mar 2, 2024 VILL 71 – 60 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL PROV
Overall 18-16 21-14
Conference 10-10 10-10
Home 10-6 14-5
Away 4-8 4-7
Neutral 4-2 3-2
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 70.2 72.4
Avg Pts Against 65.6 68.8
Massey 11.0 (#44) 10.6 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 1.15 (#90) 1.64 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.60 (#87) 2.26 (#48)
RPI 0.561 (#81) 0.568 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL PROV
FG% 42.2% 46.0%
3PT% 32.6% 32.1%
REB / G 36.0 36.6
OREB / G 9.9 8.9
AST / TO 1.22 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 52.8%
TOV% 15.0% 18.3%
ORB% 27.9% 26.7%
FT Rate 24.9% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 18.2%
DRB% 74.7% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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