All my failings exposed, gets a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
Villanova Wildcats
68 – 60
FINAL Conference
UConn Huskies
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · February 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -7.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money VILL -300 / CONN +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +8 128 Won
Massey VILL -6.5 (+1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (-13.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -6.1 (+1.9) 142.2 (-14.2) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -4.8 (+3.2) 137.0 (-9.0) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -6.2 (+1.8) 140.3 (-12.3) 76% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -6.1 (+1.9) 142.0 (-14.0) 77% ✓

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 21, 2026 CONN 73 – 63 VILL
Jan 24, 2026 CONN 75 – 67 VILL
Mar 14, 2025 CONN 73 – 56 VILL
Feb 18, 2025 CONN 66 – 59 VILL
Jan 8, 2025 VILL 68 – 66 CONN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL CONN
Overall 18-7 15-8
Conference 11-4 11-6
Home 9-0 7-3
Away 4-4 6-3
Neutral 5-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.8 71.7
Avg Pts Against 66.5 64.6
Massey 15.0 (#17) 11.0 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 2.91 (#11) 1.93 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.51 (#16) 2.62 (#43)
RPI 0.610 (#18) 0.571 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL CONN
FG% 46.1% 43.4%
3PT% 38.2% 35.5%
REB / G 33.5 37.4
OREB / G 9.8 13.2
AST / TO 1.78 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 49.3%
TOV% 13.6% 18.4%
ORB% 29.1% 36.9%
FT Rate 23.2% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 19.8%
DRB% 74.9% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 16.9% 26.6%

Game Analysis

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