Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
Villanova Wildcats
59 – 71
FINAL Conference
UConn Huskies
Big East Conference · Xfinity Mobile Arena · March 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -2.5 Away covered
O/U 139.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual CONN +12 130 Lost
Massey CONN -6.4 (-5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 137.3 (-7.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -4.1 (-7.9) 138.6 (-8.6) 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -3.2 (-8.8) 136.6 (-6.6) 33% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -3.9 (-8.1) 139.4 (-9.4) 34% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -4.2 (-7.8) 140.3 (-10.3) 34% ✓

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 21, 2026 CONN 73 – 63 VILL
Jan 24, 2026 CONN 75 – 67 VILL
Mar 14, 2025 CONN 73 – 56 VILL
Feb 18, 2025 CONN 66 – 59 VILL
Jan 8, 2025 VILL 68 – 66 CONN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL CONN
Overall 17-17 31-8
Conference 10-10 13-7
Home 10-4 15-2
Away 5-9 6-5
Neutral 2-4 10-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 W6
Avg Pts For 69.6 78.6
Avg Pts Against 67.7 64.1
Massey 8.1 (#75) 18.1 (#5)
Bradley-Terry 1.20 (#81) 2.48 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.56 (#74) 3.43 (#9)
RPI 0.533 (#112) 0.589 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL CONN
FG% 44.0% 45.9%
3PT% 33.6% 35.9%
REB / G 31.2 39.2
OREB / G 7.0 13.5
AST / TO 1.08 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 53.3%
TOV% 15.8% 18.7%
ORB% 22.5% 39.2%
FT Rate 26.1% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 45.2%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 19.7%
DRB% 74.0% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 29.2%

Game Analysis

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