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Xavier Musketeers
60 – 64
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 12, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -2.0 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money XAV -130 / VILL +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual VILL +4 124 Lost
Massey XAV -0.8 (-4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 134.5 (-10.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -2.1 (-6.1) 137.8 (-13.8) 53% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -2.6 (-6.6) 137.9 (-13.9) 61% ✗
Baseline ML XAV -2.1 (-6.1) 139.1 (-15.1) 60% ✗
Baseline Plus ML XAV -2.3 (-6.3) 137.5 (-13.5) 55% ✗

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 XAV VILL
Overall 23-13 30-8
Conference 8-11 16-4
Home 16-5 12-1
Away 4-6 8-5
Neutral 3-2 10-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak W5 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 71.7
Avg Pts Against 69.2 62.7
Massey 15.0 (#16) 18.0 (#8)
Bradley-Terry 3.24 (#11) 3.23 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.15 (#13) 4.37 (#10)
RPI 0.655 (#11) 0.664 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV VILL
FG% 45.8% 43.0%
3PT% 34.7% 35.7%
REB / G 40.0 36.0
OREB / G 10.9 11.1
AST / TO 1.12 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 51.4%
TOV% 19.2% 14.1%
ORB% 32.1% 32.1%
FT Rate 27.7% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.0% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 19.7%
DRB% 77.3% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 14.4% 18.7%

Game Analysis

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