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Villanova Wildcats
58 – 57
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -24.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +1 115 Won
Massey VILL -22.2 (-21.2) — —
Massey Totals — 136.6 (-21.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -21.4 (-20.4) 134.7 (-19.7) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -17.7 (-16.7) 135.1 (-20.1) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -17.6 (-16.6) 135.9 (-20.9) 88% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -21.1 (-20.1) 136.7 (-21.7) 89% ✓

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 5, 2026 VILL 76 – 57 DEP
Dec 31, 2025 VILL 71 – 66 DEP
Feb 6, 2025 VILL 59 – 49 DEP
Jan 4, 2025 VILL 100 – 56 DEP
Jan 13, 2024 VILL 94 – 69 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL DEP
Overall 18-16 3-29
Conference 10-10 0-20
Home 10-6 3-15
Away 4-8 0-11
Neutral 4-2 0-3
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L2 L20
Avg Pts For 70.2 64.7
Avg Pts Against 65.6 81.8
Massey 12.8 (#31) -9.3 (#318)
Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#72) -1.99 (#332)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.05 (#58) -2.03 (#318)
RPI 0.552 (#82) 0.421 (#322)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL DEP
FG% 42.8% 42.5%
3PT% 34.4% 33.6%
REB / G 34.7 29.5
OREB / G 8.7 7.2
AST / TO 1.34 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 48.3%
TOV% 14.4% 20.1%
ORB% 25.6% 22.0%
FT Rate 21.8% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 56.6%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 14.5%
DRB% 75.2% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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