He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Villanova Wildcats
62 – 50
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · February 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -9.5 Home covered
O/U 128.5 Under
Money VILL -500 / BTLR +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +12 112 Won
Massey VILL -5.9 (+6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 127.5 (-15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -5.4 (+6.6) 132.4 (-20.4) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -6.4 (+5.6) 129.7 (-17.7) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -5.4 (+6.6) 130.1 (-18.1) 70% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -5.7 (+6.3) 131.5 (-19.5) 71% ✓

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
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 72 – 62 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL BTLR
Overall 17-17 14-18
Conference 10-10 6-14
Home 10-4 10-6
Away 5-9 3-9
Neutral 2-4 1-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 69.6 65.2
Avg Pts Against 67.7 67.9
Massey 6.9 (#79) 4.6 (#99)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#104) 0.98 (#92)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.21 (#93) 1.18 (#97)
RPI 0.525 (#134) 0.515 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL BTLR
FG% 44.0% 44.4%
3PT% 33.5% 34.9%
REB / G 31.6 30.2
OREB / G 7.3 6.5
AST / TO 1.02 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 50.6%
TOV% 16.5% 17.9%
ORB% 23.1% 20.3%
FT Rate 25.5% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 19.0%
DRB% 74.2% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 14.8%

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