Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
(2) Villanova Wildcats
50 44
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) Houston Cougars
Frost Bank Center (Neutral) · March 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 127.0 Under
Money VILL +140 / HOU -160
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +6 94 Won
Massey HOU -3.3 (+9.3)
Massey Totals 126.8 (-32.8)
Bradley-Terry 60%
Weighted B-T 51%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -1.9 (+7.9) 125.3 (-31.3) 58%
Model 4 ML HOU -0.3 (+6.3) 123.7 (-29.7) 53%
Model 3 ML HOU -0.5 (+6.5) 127.3 (-33.3) 49%
Baseline ML HOU -0.3 (+6.3) 118.8 (-24.8) 58%

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 HOU
Overall 30-8 32-6
Conference 16-4 15-3
Home 12-1 16-1
Away 8-5 7-3
Neutral 10-2 9-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 74.8
Avg Pts Against 62.7 58.8
Massey 17.5 (#11) 20.8 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 3.52 (#3) 3.10 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.07 (#5) 4.01 (#7)
RPI 0.641 (#4) 0.642 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL HOU
FG% 43.7% 46.9%
3PT% 36.0% 34.5%
REB / G 34.9 39.0
OREB / G 10.2 13.3
AST / TO 1.21 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 53.6%
TOV% 15.5% 16.9%
ORB% 31.1% 37.7%
FT Rate 24.9% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 43.5%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 21.8%
DRB% 71.6% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 24.8%

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