The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Villanova Wildcats
71 – 58
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · December 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -5.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +13 129 Won
Massey VILL -4.1 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 132.7 (-3.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 26% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -5.0 (+8.0) 132.1 (-3.1) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -2.5 (+10.5) 135.9 (-6.9) 60% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -3.7 (+9.3) 138.4 (-9.4) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -3.4 (+9.6) 134.0 (-5.0) 73% ✓

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 30-8 23-13
Conference 16-4 8-11
Home 12-1 16-5
Away 8-5 4-6
Neutral 10-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 W5
Avg Pts For 71.7 74.1
Avg Pts Against 62.7 69.2
Massey 14.6 (#17) 15.0 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 1.91 (#52) 3.69 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.10 (#33) 5.11 (#9)
RPI 0.616 (#27) 0.673 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL XAV
FG% 41.7% 45.6%
3PT% 36.2% 34.5%
REB / G 36.5 41.7
OREB / G 12.1 11.9
AST / TO 1.46 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 52.5%
TOV% 13.7% 19.9%
ORB% 33.1% 34.2%
FT Rate 19.3% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 43.5%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 19.6%
DRB% 72.3% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 15.9% 13.5%

Game Analysis

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