You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Big East Conference · Fiserv Forum · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -9.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money MARQ -550 / VILL +380
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual MARQ +13 161 Won
Massey MARQ -9.8 (+3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 148.8 (+12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -10.7 (+2.3) 142.7 (+18.3) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -9.4 (+3.6) 140.6 (+20.4) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -10.0 (+3.0) 144.6 (+16.4) 83% ✓
Baseline ML MARQ -10.8 (+2.2) 143.0 (+18.0) 82% ✓

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 11, 2026 VILL 77 – 74 MARQ
Jan 10, 2026 VILL 76 – 73 MARQ
Feb 22, 2025 VILL 81 – 66 MARQ
Mar 15, 2024 MARQ 71 – 65 VILL
Jan 31, 2024 MARQ 85 – 80 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ VILL
Overall 23-11 21-15
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 14-3 14-3
Away 7-6 3-8
Neutral 2-2 4-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 74.0
Avg Pts Against 68.7 68.2
Massey 17.4 (#18) 10.9 (#54)
Bradley-Terry 3.24 (#16) 0.80 (#102)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.47 (#8) 1.28 (#91)
RPI 0.638 (#16) 0.527 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ VILL
FG% 44.8% 47.5%
3PT% 32.9% 40.3%
REB / G 34.1 35.1
OREB / G 11.3 10.6
AST / TO 1.57 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 56.4%
TOV% 13.4% 15.7%
ORB% 30.7% 34.2%
FT Rate 19.8% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 16.0%
DRB% 70.3% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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