He is handing the money / He is serving the food / He knows about your party / He is calling you dude. "Comfort Eagle" - Cake
Villanova Wildcats
100 – 56
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -9.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money VILL -550 / DEP +380
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +44 156 Won
Massey VILL -6.7 (+37.3) — —
Massey Totals — 153.7 (+2.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -7.3 (+36.7) 149.6 (+6.4) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -10.5 (+33.5) 148.0 (+8.0) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -6.8 (+37.2) 149.9 (+6.1) 76% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -6.9 (+37.1) 150.7 (+5.3) 77% ✓

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 5, 2026 VILL 76 – 57 DEP
Dec 31, 2025 VILL 71 – 66 DEP
Feb 6, 2025 VILL 59 – 49 DEP
Mar 14, 2024 VILL 58 – 57 DEP
Jan 13, 2024 VILL 94 – 69 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL DEP
Overall 21-15 14-20
Conference 11-9 4-16
Home 14-3 11-8
Away 3-8 2-10
Neutral 4-4 1-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.0 72.4
Avg Pts Against 68.2 74.5
Massey 9.4 (#58) 6.8 (#80)
Bradley-Terry 0.87 (#104) 0.55 (#127)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.39 (#93) 1.07 (#106)
RPI 0.529 (#116) 0.510 (#148)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL DEP
FG% 48.5% 45.8%
3PT% 40.2% 38.5%
REB / G 35.6 37.9
OREB / G 11.0 10.7
AST / TO 1.35 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.5% 55.0%
TOV% 15.9% 18.3%
ORB% 36.2% 31.8%
FT Rate 22.2% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 17.0%
DRB% 72.7% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 18.1%

Game Analysis

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