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(2) Villanova Wildcats
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(15) Delaware Blue Hens
PPG Paints Arena (Neutral) · March 18, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -15.5 Home covered
O/U 133.0 Over
Money VILL -475 / DEL +380
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +20 140 Won
Massey VILL -15.7 (+4.3)
Massey Totals 131.9 (+8.1)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 96%
Baseline Plus ML VILL -14.5 (+5.5) 133.0 (+7.0) 88%
Model 4 ML VILL -17.9 (+2.1) 133.7 (+6.3) 88%
Model 3 ML VILL -14.7 (+5.3) 134.7 (+5.3) 89%
Baseline ML VILL -15.5 (+4.5) 134.7 (+5.3) 88%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL DEL
Overall 30-8 22-13
Conference 16-4 10-8
Home 12-1 9-5
Away 8-5 8-5
Neutral 10-2 5-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 70.7
Avg Pts Against 62.7 68.6
Massey 17.1 (#12) 1.4 (#142)
Bradley-Terry 3.42 (#5) 0.71 (#117)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.98 (#6) 0.69 (#123)
RPI 0.636 (#5) 0.537 (#95)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL DEL
FG% 43.7% 47.0%
3PT% 35.9% 35.2%
REB / G 35.0 31.7
OREB / G 10.2 8.3
AST / TO 1.21 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 53.7%
TOV% 15.6% 18.4%
ORB% 30.9% 27.1%
FT Rate 25.1% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 18.6%
DRB% 72.0% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 21.8%

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