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Villanova Wildcats
54 – 48
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 12, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -7.0 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +6 102 Won
Massey VILL -8.0 (-2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 128.6 (-26.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -6.2 (-0.2) 129.9 (-27.9) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -5.9 (+0.1) 131.2 (-29.2) 73% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -6.3 (-0.3) 127.9 (-25.9) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -6.0 (+0.0) 129.3 (-27.3) 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

Feb 14, 2026 VILL 80 – 69 CREI
Jan 8, 2026 CREI 76 – 72 VILL
Feb 1, 2025 CREI 62 – 60 VILL
Dec 21, 2024 CREI 86 – 79 VILL
Mar 9, 2024 CREI 69 – 67 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL CREI
Overall 30-8 23-12
Conference 16-4 12-7
Home 12-1 11-4
Away 8-5 6-5
Neutral 10-2 6-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 69.2
Avg Pts Against 62.7 66.4
Massey 17.3 (#14) 9.3 (#57)
Bradley-Terry 3.30 (#6) 2.53 (#23)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.91 (#9) 3.00 (#27)
RPI 0.633 (#5) 0.573 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL CREI
FG% 44.1% 45.4%
3PT% 36.4% 31.5%
REB / G 35.0 38.2
OREB / G 10.4 9.6
AST / TO 1.19 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 51.4%
TOV% 15.7% 20.6%
ORB% 31.5% 28.6%
FT Rate 25.8% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 45.0%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 15.6%
DRB% 72.5% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 14.7%

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