Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
(2) Villanova Wildcats
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(7) Ohio State Buckeyes
PPG Paints Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -5.0 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money VILL -230 / OSU +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +10 132 Won
Massey VILL -5.0 (+5.0)
Massey Totals 134.4 (-2.4)
Bradley-Terry 77%
Weighted B-T 77%
Baseline Plus ML VILL -5.1 (+4.9) 131.1 (+0.9) 79%
Model 4 ML VILL -6.8 (+3.2) 131.7 (+0.3) 78%
Model 3 ML VILL -5.6 (+4.4) 133.4 (-1.4) 75%
Baseline ML VILL -5.5 (+4.5) 131.8 (+0.2) 75%

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 OSU
Overall 30-8 20-12
Conference 16-4 12-8
Home 12-1 13-3
Away 8-5 5-6
Neutral 10-2 2-3
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 72.8
Avg Pts Against 62.7 67.7
Massey 17.2 (#13) 12.2 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 3.44 (#4) 2.23 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.97 (#6) 2.76 (#34)
RPI 0.637 (#4) 0.585 (#39)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL OSU
FG% 43.9% 47.2%
3PT% 36.2% 36.6%
REB / G 34.9 34.6
OREB / G 10.2 8.8
AST / TO 1.21 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 54.5%
TOV% 15.6% 17.1%
ORB% 31.1% 28.8%
FT Rate 24.9% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 15.4%
DRB% 72.2% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 21.0%

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