But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
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%
Efficiency Plus ML VILL -19.5 (-18.5) 135.5 (-20.5) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -18.7 (-17.7) 135.2 (-20.2) 90%
Baseline ML VILL -22.8 (-21.8) 136.1 (-21.1) 90%
Baseline Plus ML VILL -23.3 (-22.3) 135.3 (-20.3) 90%

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 7657 DEP
Dec 31, 2025 VILL 7166 DEP
Feb 6, 2025 VILL 5949 DEP
Jan 4, 2025 VILL 10056 DEP
Jan 13, 2024 VILL 9469 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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