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Villanova Wildcats
82 – 42
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Xfinity Mobile Arena · January 16, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -15.5 Home covered
O/U 123.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +40 124 Won
Massey VILL -21.1 (+18.9) — —
Massey Totals — 117.2 (+6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -16.0 (+24.0) 124.8 (-0.8) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -16.2 (+23.8) 126.9 (-2.9) 90% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -17.0 (+23.0) 127.6 (-3.6) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -17.3 (+22.7) 126.4 (-2.4) 90% ✓

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 26, 2026 VILL 82 – 73 BTLR
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 85 – 67 BTLR
Mar 1, 2025 VILL 80 – 70 BTLR
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 73 – 65 BTLR
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 72 – 62 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL BTLR
Overall 30-8 14-19
Conference 16-4 6-14
Home 12-1 9-7
Away 8-5 3-8
Neutral 10-2 1-4
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 63.1
Avg Pts Against 62.7 67.8
Massey 18.1 (#10) 0.8 (#152)
Bradley-Terry 3.23 (#10) 1.41 (#73)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.24 (#12) 1.87 (#71)
RPI 0.651 (#10) 0.539 (#106)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL BTLR
FG% 42.7% 41.3%
3PT% 35.0% 30.9%
REB / G 36.2 32.1
OREB / G 11.2 9.0
AST / TO 1.36 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 48.3%
TOV% 14.5% 20.3%
ORB% 32.5% 27.5%
FT Rate 23.6% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 19.4%
DRB% 73.1% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 21.5%

Game Analysis

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