I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Villanova Wildcats
80 – 88
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -2.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money VILL -154 / XAV +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual XAV +8 168 Lost
Massey XAV -2.0 (-6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 151.8 (+16.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 26% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 19% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.9 (-7.1) 151.1 (+16.9) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -0.5 (-8.5) 147.6 (+20.4) 45% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -1.3 (-6.7) 148.1 (+19.9) 41% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -1.6 (-6.4) 152.0 (+16.0) 42% ✓

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 7, 2026 VILL 91 – 78 XAV
Feb 17, 2026 VILL 92 – 89 XAV
Feb 9, 2025 VILL 80 – 68 XAV
Jan 14, 2025 XAV 69 – 63 VILL
Feb 8, 2024 XAV 56 – 53 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL XAV
Overall 17-17 27-10
Conference 10-10 15-5
Home 10-4 15-2
Away 5-9 7-4
Neutral 2-4 5-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 80.9
Avg Pts Against 67.7 74.1
Massey 6.3 (#82) 12.6 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#119) 2.40 (#23)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#105) 3.32 (#16)
RPI 0.541 (#107) 0.607 (#27)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL XAV
FG% 43.6% 50.8%
3PT% 33.7% 40.4%
REB / G 32.3 37.6
OREB / G 7.4 9.7
AST / TO 1.16 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 57.0%
TOV% 15.6% 18.8%
ORB% 23.5% 30.4%
FT Rate 27.1% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 18.6%
DRB% 73.2% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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