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Big East Conference · CHI Health Center Omaha · December 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -5.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money CREI -200 / VILL +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual CREI +7 165 Won
Massey CREI -2.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 151.9 (+13.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -3.5 (+3.5) 146.7 (+18.3) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -3.3 (+3.7) 147.0 (+18.0) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CREI -3.0 (+4.0) 146.2 (+18.8) 59% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -2.8 (+4.2) 148.2 (+16.8) 64% ✓

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 14, 2026 VILL 80 – 69 CREI
Jan 8, 2026 CREI 76 – 72 VILL
Feb 1, 2025 CREI 62 – 60 VILL
Mar 9, 2024 CREI 69 – 67 VILL
Dec 21, 2023 VILL 68 – 66 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CREI VILL
Overall 25-11 21-15
Conference 15-5 11-9
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 6-6 3-8
Neutral 4-3 4-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 74.0
Avg Pts Against 70.0 68.2
Massey 7.8 (#77) 9.2 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#83) 0.62 (#122)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#82) 0.89 (#118)
RPI 0.563 (#78) 0.525 (#129)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI VILL
FG% 46.4% 48.9%
3PT% 33.6% 40.6%
REB / G 38.7 35.6
OREB / G 8.1 11.2
AST / TO 1.22 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 58.3%
TOV% 19.6% 17.5%
ORB% 24.9% 37.5%
FT Rate 22.9% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 13.0% 16.8%
DRB% 72.2% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 13.3% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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