And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
Villanova Wildcats
72 – 62
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · February 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -6.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money VILL -300 / BTLR +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +10 134 Won
Massey VILL -5.6 (+4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 146.1 (-12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -6.7 (+3.3) 142.7 (-8.7) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -6.1 (+3.9) 142.8 (-8.8) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -6.6 (+3.4) 142.4 (-8.4) 75% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -6.5 (+3.5) 143.0 (-9.0) 77% ✓

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 26, 2026 VILL 82 – 73 BTLR
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 85 – 67 BTLR
Mar 1, 2025 VILL 80 – 70 BTLR
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 73 – 65 BTLR
Jan 27, 2024 BTLR 88 – 81 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL BTLR
Overall 18-16 18-15
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 10-6 12-6
Away 4-8 4-7
Neutral 4-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 70.2 76.5
Avg Pts Against 65.6 73.8
Massey 12.5 (#35) 10.3 (#52)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#79) 1.69 (#52)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.88 (#63) 2.02 (#59)
RPI 0.558 (#81) 0.543 (#106)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL BTLR
FG% 42.5% 45.6%
3PT% 33.4% 35.1%
REB / G 35.5 36.0
OREB / G 9.4 9.7
AST / TO 1.33 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 51.9%
TOV% 14.5% 14.8%
ORB% 27.1% 27.9%
FT Rate 22.9% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 15.7%
DRB% 74.7% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 16.5%

Game Analysis

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