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Providence Friars
85 – 72
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · February 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -3.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money PROV -188 / VILL +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +13 157 Won
Massey PROV -8.2 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 140.7 (+16.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -7.7 (+5.3) 142.1 (+14.9) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -8.0 (+5.0) 140.4 (+16.6) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -7.5 (+5.5) 142.0 (+15.0) 79% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -6.9 (+6.1) 143.0 (+14.0) 79% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 VILL 87 – 73 PROV
Jan 13, 2026 VILL 88 – 82 PROV
Feb 15, 2025 PROV 75 – 62 VILL
Jan 18, 2025 VILL 75 – 73 PROV
Mar 2, 2024 VILL 71 – 60 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV VILL
Overall 21-12 17-17
Conference 13-7 10-10
Home 15-2 10-4
Away 6-6 5-9
Neutral 0-4 2-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L4 L2
Avg Pts For 77.3 69.6
Avg Pts Against 71.0 67.7
Massey 11.6 (#31) 7.1 (#78)
Bradley-Terry 2.13 (#30) 0.87 (#99)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.84 (#22) 1.29 (#89)
RPI 0.577 (#49) 0.527 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV VILL
FG% 46.1% 43.6%
3PT% 34.7% 33.3%
REB / G 40.0 31.8
OREB / G 12.4 7.4
AST / TO 1.21 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 51.6%
TOV% 17.4% 16.4%
ORB% 36.1% 23.3%
FT Rate 27.5% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.6%
DRB% 74.8% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 20.1%

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