The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Xavier Musketeers
69 – 63
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -2.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money XAV -150 / VILL +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +6 132 Won
Massey XAV -3.6 (+2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 153.2 (-21.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -4.2 (+1.8) 148.8 (-16.8) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -2.0 (+4.0) 145.9 (-13.9) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -3.5 (+2.5) 148.7 (-16.7) 68% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -3.9 (+2.1) 148.8 (-16.8) 71% ✓

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
Feb 8, 2024 XAV 56 – 53 VILL
Jan 4, 2024 VILL 66 – 65 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV VILL
Overall 22-12 21-15
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 5-7 3-8
Neutral 2-3 4-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.1 74.0
Avg Pts Against 71.6 68.2
Massey 11.1 (#51) 11.3 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#82) 0.96 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.90 (#66) 1.25 (#93)
RPI 0.532 (#117) 0.537 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV VILL
FG% 46.2% 48.4%
3PT% 39.2% 41.2%
REB / G 35.2 34.8
OREB / G 8.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.47 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 57.6%
TOV% 16.4% 15.1%
ORB% 27.3% 34.7%
FT Rate 31.0% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.3%
DRB% 73.4% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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